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17 dead, many trapped after blast rips through building in Old Dhaka

Dhaka, March 7 -- Many people have been trapped under the rubble of a building at Siddique Bazar after an explosion killed at least 17 people and injured over 100 others in the crowded marketplace in ... Read More


Rescue operation suspended after 17 killed in Old Dhaka building blast

Dhaka, March 7 -- Many people are feared trapped under the rubble of a building at Siddique Bazar after an explosion killed at least 17 people and injured over 100 others in the crowded marketplace in... Read More


20 injured as explosion rocks building in Old Dhaka

Dhaka, March 7 -- At least 20 people have been injured after an explosion in a building at Old Dhaka's Siddique Bazar. Five firefighting units were sent to the spot after the blast, which occurred ar... Read More


9 dead, over 100 injured as explosion rips through Old Dhaka building

Dhaka, March 7 -- At least nine people have been killed and over 100 people injured in an explosion at a building at Siddique Bazar, a crowded marketplace, in Old Dhaka. Eleven firefighting units wer... Read More


Bangladesh-India oil pipeline set for inauguration

Dhaka, March 7 -- The construction of Bangladesh's oil pipeline with India is complete, connecting West Bengal to the Dinajpur district. The Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation, the state fuel importer ... Read More


RAB arrests man who was sentenced to life in prison in a drug case

Dhaka, March 7 -- The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested a man, who was sentenced to life in prison in a drug case, in Dhaka's Kadamtali. Md Liton Hawlader, 45, was arrested in a raid on Tuesday, sa... Read More


Shirin Bhaban: City corporation declares explosion-hit Dhaka building 'risky'

Dhaka, March 6 -- Dhaka South City Corporation has declared risky Shirin Bhaban, the building on Mirpur Road, which partially collapsed after an explosion, as the shopkeepers in the area have yet to r... Read More


12 still hospitalised after building explosion on Dhaka's Mirpur Road

Dhaka, March 6 -- Six people injured in an explosion at a building on Dhaka's Mirpur Road on Sunday are still in critical condition at the Sheikh Hasina National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute. F... Read More


Owners face off over control of MetroNet, 'putting its operations at risk'

Dhaka, March 6 -- MetroNet, one of the largest internet and telecom service providers in Bangladesh, is facing complications over an ownership dispute, with one side claiming the tension may lead to t... Read More


Building on Mirpur Road partially collapses after explosion

Dhaka, March 5 -- A three-floor building near the Science Lab crossing on Mirpur Road has partially collapsed after an explosion, leaving at least two persons injured. Fire service official Jiban Mia... Read More