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Bangladesh container blaze: 13 firemen killed due to incomplete info

Twenty-two normal fire fighters were the first to respond to the fire that broke out in the depot in Chattogram and most of them never made it back

Bangladesh fights container depot fire for 3rd day; death toll rises to 41

A massive fire broke out at the chemical container depot, a Bangladesh-Dutch joint venture, near the country's main Chittagong Seaport on Saturday night

49 people killed, over 450 injured in fire at Bangladesh container depot

A massive fire and a series of explosions at a private chemical container depot in Bangladesh killed at least 49 people, including nine firefighters, and injured more than 450 others, officials said

Dozens killed, scores injured in late-night Bangladesh container depot fire

Bangladesh has a history of industrial disasters, including factories catching fire with workers trapped inside.

Firefighters still working to put out deadly Bangladesh container blaze

The death toll could rise as some of the injured are in a critical condition, said Chittagong civil surgeon Mohammed Elias Hossain.

35 killed, over 450 injured in fire at Bangladesh chemical container depot

At least 35 people were killed and over 450 injured in a massive fire caused by an explosion that swept through a private chemical container depot in southeastern Bangladesh, officials said on Sunday. On Saturday night, the fire broke out at BM Container Depot in the Kadamrasul area in Sitakunda Upazila in Chittagong. So far 35 dead bodies reached the morgue here, a police officer stationed at the state-run Chattagram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) told newsmen. Over 450 people have been injured in this incident of which, at least 350 are at CMCH," Istakul Islam, chief of the Health & Service Department at Red Crescent Youth Chittagong was quoted as saying by the Dhaka Tribune. "The death toll could be more at other hospitals, Islam said. Meanwhile, Chattogram Divisional Commissioner (DC) Ashraf Uddin further said that families of the deceased are being given USD 560 (Taka 50,000) by the DC office. Meanwhile, USD 224 (Taka 20,000) is being given to the families of the injured, ..

Assam police establishes link between PFI and Bangladesh-based ABT

According to Assam police, some PFI activists are working for ABT-- an Al-Qaeda inspired Islamic extremist group based in Bangladesh and have been closely monitoring all activities of PFI in the state

India's textiles exports highest-ever in FY22 at $44.4 bn, says govt

The exports tally, which also includes handicrafts, indicates a substantial increase of 41 per cent and 26 per cent over corresponding figures in FY21 and FY20, respectively.

Post export ban, India asked to supply over 1.5 mn tonnes wheat: Report

'More than half a dozen countries have approached India for more than 1.5 million tonnes of wheat and we will see how to go about these requests,' says a govt official who didn't wish to be identified

India-Bangladesh passenger train services resume after two years

Passenger train services between India and Bangladesh resumed after an over two-year gap owing to the pandemic with the flagging off of Bandhan Express from Kolkata station to Khulna

Indian Oil Corporation plans to transport fuel to Tripura via Bangladesh

PSU major Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) on Sunday said it is looking to transport fuel to Tripura through Bangladesh as the rail network has been totally snapped due to massive landslides in Assam

India, Pak, Nepal, B'desh lawmakers call for collab to combat air pollution

This is a second such effort for a regional collaboration of health professionals in responding to the evidence about the impact poor air quality has on human health

Connectivity with Myanmar, Bangladesh to bring huge change: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar on Saturday said that India is looking at road connectivity through Myanmar and sea connectivity through Bangladesh and this would see a huge change in the region.

Sri Lanka closing inching closer on test and series win against Bangladesh

Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal hit centuries as Sri Lanka raised hope of winning the second test after reducing Bangladesh to 34-4 on day four Thursday.

Unbeaten at 85 against Lanka, Bangladesh's Mushfiqur crosses 5k Test runs

Mushfiqur Rahim became the first Bangladesh batter to reach 5,000 Test runs, scoring an unbeaten 85 to help the home team cut the first-innings deficit to 12 runs at lunch

Experts warn against China's debt-trap diplomacy, cite Sri Lanka's example

Sri Lankan leaders have promoted large-scale investments from China which has boosted Beijing's debt-trap diplomacy

Bangladesh extends currency swap option to boost Lanka's depleting reserves

In May 2021, Bangladesh cleared a $200 mn currency swap facility for Sri Lanka, to help boost its economy, becoming 1st South Asian country to extend crucial financial assistance to Colombo this year

Bangladeshi tech law would gag journalists, embed authoritarianism

Instead of regulating the tech giants directly, the government has focused on regulation that creates a culture of fear, intimidation and digital authoritarianism

Invest in Tripura, take advantage of incentives: CM to Bangladesh investors

CM Biplab Deb said that Tripura fulfills all the prerequisites to become the new IT hub and industrialists from Bangladesh should utilize the opportunity to help both the regions flourish together

Jaishankar arrives in Dhaka to hold talks with Bangladesh counterpart

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Thursday arrived in Dhaka to hold talks with his Bangladesh counterpart AK Abdul Momen.