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Factbox-Deadly fires common in Bangladesh, mainly in industrial settings

The deadly fire at a container depot in southeast Bangladesh on Saturday night was the latest in a string of major fire incidents.

Reuters

A fire at a depot in Bangladesh has killed at least 49 and injured more than 100

The blaze in the city of Chittagong broke out around midnight Saturday following explosions in a container full of chemicals. The cause could not immediately be determined.

WEKU

At least 28 dead in fire at Bangladesh container depot

A massive fire at a container depot near a port city in southeastern Bangladesh has killed at least 28 people and injured more than 100 others, and firefighters are struggling to bring the blaze under control

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Bangladesh explosion: 16 killed and scores injured in storage unit facility

Firefighters were still working to put out the fire on Sunday morning in Bangladesh and the death toll is expected to rise as some of those injured are in critical condition

Daily Mirror

Cotton rally squeezes Asian garment makers, threatens Covid recovery

MUMBAI/DHAKA: A near doubling in benchmark cotton futures to 11-year highs, hard on the heels of a spike in freight and fuel prices, is clobbering Asian apparel makers while their global retail customers are reluctant to soak up the extra costs.

Bangkok Post

India, Bangladesh flag off new passenger train service, Mitali Express

The new train is in addition to two existing passenger train services -- Kolkata-Dhaka-Kolkata Maitree Express and Kolkata-Khulna-Kolkata Bandhan Express

The Hindu

Train operations to Bangladesh resume after two-year Covid break

KOLKATA: After two years, the 'Epar Bangla-Opar Bangla' cross-border passenger train movement resumed on Sunday as the Bandhan Express rolled out of Kolkata station at 7.10am for Khulna. On the same day, Bandhan Express from Khulna and Maitree Express from Dhaka also reached the city. On Monday morning, Maitree Express…

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External affairs minister S Jaishankar to kick off Natural allies in development and interdependence-3 conclave in Guwahati

GUWAHATI: Taking forward the messages of the previous NADI (natural allies in development and interdependence) conclave held in Shillong and Dhaka respectively followed by several research and outreach projects and online events during the lockdown, the third version of NADI dialogue (NADI-3) will be held in Guwahati.

The Times of India

Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim to miss West Indies tour

DHAKA (Bangladesh): Bangladesh wicket-keeper batter Mushfiqur Rahim is all set to miss the West Indies tour starting in June due to the Hajj pilgrimage.

The Times of India

Explained | Will the Northeast benefit from Bangladesh offer of services at Chittagong Port?

What does the Bangladesh PM’s offer mean? Is there any action on the ground?

The Hindu

Bangladeshi children leaving school to work due to climate crisis

As families migrate after climate-related disasters, UNICEF says 1.7 million of country’s children are now labourers.

Al Jazeera

Agartala-Kolkata bus service via Dhaka set to resume after two-year hiatus

The service will be available for six days in a week, except on Fridays, and the fare has been fixed at Rs 2,300 per passenger, said TRTC MD Rajesh Kumar Das

The Hindu

Former Bangladesh spinner Mosharraf Hossain dies at 40

DHAKA: Former Bangladesh left-arm spinner Mosharraf Hossain has died, the country's cricket board said.

The Times of India

Williams hat-trick seals ATK Mohun Bagan's AFC Cup group-stage berth

KOLKATA: Australian star forward David Williams scored a brilliant hat-trick under pressure as ATK Mohun Bagan survived some anxious moments to down Abahani Limited Dhaka 3-1 and make the AFC Cup main round on Tuesday.

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Former Bangladesh fast bowler Samiur Rahman dies at 68 in Dhaka

DHAKA (Bangladesh): Former Bangladesh fast bowler Samiur Rahman died aged 68 in Dhaka on Tuesday. Rahman died due to a brain tumour, which was diagnosed in January earlier this year.

The Hindu

India-Bangladesh cultural ties must deepen, says ex-Indian envoy to Dhaka

The two countries are now working on a joint production of a bio-pic on Sheikh Mujibbur Rehman, the founder of Bangladesh

Al Jazeera

Bangladesh sentences four to death for prominent writer’s murder

Dhaka court pronounces verdict in the 2004 killing of Humayun Azad by members of a now-banned Muslim group.

Al Jazeera

Heritage, history, and Dhakaiya food in Bangladesh

Guests can dine like Dhaka’s old aristocracy, roam the garden of a colonial home, and dive into Zamindar history.

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Original 'Khela Hobe' man returns to Kolkata roots for 'a breath of oxygen'

KOLKATA: In less than half an hour, at least six youngsters walk up to Shamim Osman, each of them congratulating him for coining the slogan 'Khela Hobe'. The MP from Bangladesh's Narayanganj is a familiar face, and his admirers want a photo with him. All this would not be surprising…

The Times of India

Airlines bullish on Kolkata, international flights get ready for take-off

KOLKATA: Air India is reintroducing its flights to Kathmandu, launching flights to Hong Kong and increasing frequency to Dhaka. AirAsia India is set to connect Bagdogra with Bangkok. In addition, it has plans to introduce flights to Kathmandu, Dhaka and Abu Dhabi from other airports in the region.

The Times of India

South Africa vs Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan available for 3rd ODI amid family health crisis in Dhaka

CENTURION (South Africa): Bangladesh team director announced that all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will be available for the third ODI against South Africa in Centurion Wednesday.

Al Jazeera

At least six people dead in Bangladesh ferry accident

A cargo vessel hit a ferry carrying dozens of people along a river outside Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka.

The Times of India

Hanuma Vihari, Abhimanyu Easwaran back at Dhaka Premier League

KOLKATA: Test specialist Hanuma Vihari and Bengal skipper Abhimanyu Easwaran are among the seven Indian cricketers featuring in the Dhaka Premier League one-day tournament.

Asharq Al-Awsat

'Woven Air': Bangladesh Revives Elite Forgotten Fabric

With wooden spinning wheels and hand-drawn looms, Bangladesh is painstakingly resurrecting a fabric once worn by Marie Antoinette and Jane Austen but long thought forever lost to history. Dhaka muslin was stitched from threads so fine that popular folklore in European parlors held that a change in the light or…

The Hindu

A lesson from Bangladesh: Protect the mother tongue

The blood-stained streets of Dhaka in 1952 are a powerful reminder of the vitality of our mother languages even today

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