A massive fire that ripped through a seven-storey shopping mall in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka that also housed several illegal eateries killed at least 46 people and injured 22 others, the government said on Friday, in one of the worst infernos to hit the country in recent years. Pics/AFP
01 March,2024 10:56 PM IST | Editor
The incident of the Benapole Express train fire that resulted in the loss of four lives in Bangladesh occurred amidst heightened political tensions, just two days before the national elections. Pics/ AFP
06 January,2024 02:47 PM IST | Dhaka | Sanjana Deshpande
A Bangladeshi policeman was killed and more than 200 people, including security personnel, were injured on Saturday as violence erupted during rallies called by the ruling and opposition parties, heightening tensions in the country ahead of the expected elections in January. Pics/AFP (Text/PTI)
29 October,2023 02:59 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
At least 17 people were killed and over 100 others injured on Tuesday in the explosion at Old Dhaka's crowded Gulistan area. Bangladesh's Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said on Wednesday that the country has sufficient expertise to carry out the investigation into the powerful explosion that ripped through a building in the country's capital.
08 March,2023 04:41 PM IST | EditorADVERTISEMENT
