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Death toll from Bangladesh ferry crash rises to 34

The death toll from the ferry disaster in Bangladesh has jumped to 34 after searchers found more bodies in the river near the capital Dhaka, officials...

Accidents3 years ago

3 die in Kano fire

…As Bangladesh boat sinks, killing 10 wedding party guests*** The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of three persons following an early morning fire...

Foreign News4 years ago

Bangladesh stops Rohingya refugees being trafficked to Malaysia

Bangladeshi authorities have prevented over a dozen Rohingya Muslims from being trafficked to Malaysia by boat from refugee camps in south-eastern Bangladesh, officials said on Saturday....

Maritime4 years ago

Explosion killed 1 and critically burned 5 on Aframax tanker at scrap yard

…As Maersk Tankers Closes Sale, Leaseback for MR Quartet*** Explosion, followed by fire, killed one and burned five other workers in an engine room of a...

Foreign News4 years ago

3m people to evacuate as Bangladesh braces for cyclone Fani

Bangladesh has begun evacuating 2.5 million people as the extremely dangerous cyclone Fani is closing on the southern coast of the country. According to a met...

Accidents4 years ago

Tanker explosion kills many in Edo

…As 13 dead after lorry crashes into Workers’ shed in Bangladesh*** About 13 vehicles were on Friday morning burnt while many persons razed to death in...

Xenophobia: 320 Nigerians to arrive Lagos 7 p.m. on Tuesday- Air Peace, Mission

Economy4 years ago

Air Peace buys 10 new Boeing aircraft

…As Bangladesh garment factory workers get salary increment*** A domestic airline, Air Peace, on Thursday signed a deal with a United States-based airline manufacturer, Boeing, for...

Foreign News5 years ago

8 electrocuted in northern Bangladesh

No fewer than eight people were electrocuted and one injured while repairing the electrical wiring of a shop in a northern district of Bangladesh, a police...

Accidents5 years ago

Fire kills 4 children, 2 women in abandoned Philippines warehouse

…As Lightning strikes kill dozens across Bangladesh*** A total of four children and two women were killed in fire that gutted an abandoned warehouse occupied by...