Open this photo in gallery Firefighters work at the site of a fire that broke out on Thursday at Hashem Foods Ltd factory in Rupganj, Narayanganj district, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh. MOHAMMAD PONIR HOSSAIN/ ReutersThe owner of a food-processing factory in Bangladesh was arrested for murder on Saturday over a fire that killed 52 people who were trapped inside the building, police said. The six-storey factory outside the capital Dhaka was built without permission, according to police w

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WASHINGTON – The United States had no role in ousting Bangladesh’s prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who recently quit her position and fled the South Asian nation, the White House said on Aug 12, calling allegations of US interference “ simply false ”.... “ We have had no involvement at all.... Any reports or rumours that the United States government was involved in these events are simply false, ” White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said at a press briefing, when asked about reported clai

“ Many are still missing, and we fear that there are more dead bodies.... Some, clutching photographs of missing relatives, protested, while others vandalized nearby shops and cars as they awaited for news of their loved ones.... The police used tear gas to disperse the crowds, local media reported. People continued to wait for news outside the building late Friday as firefighters searched the upper floors. Some of the recovered bodies were so badly burned that identification will only be poss

After searching the top floors we will be able to get a complete picture, ” Bardhan said. Bangladesh has a tragic history of industrial disasters, including factories catching fire with the workers locked inside.... We regret it.” As the recovery effort was carried out Friday, victims in white body bags were piled in a fleet of ambulances as relatives wailed.... But many other local industries fail to maintain safety compliance and the disasters have continued.In February 2019, a blaze ripped

How will these poor fellows go about( their work)?... ” said Mr Hossain. Some plain-clothes police constables returned to duty in Dhaka on Aug 9, according to a witness, with paramilitary forces seen guarding some of the police stations. Out of six police stations in the Tejgaon division of Dhaka, three fully resumed operations on Aug 9.... Work was ongoing to restore the three others that were damaged.“ Today, we have resumed activities with the support of military forces....

DHAKA-Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus led a solemn tribute to Bangladesh’s fallen independence heroes in the first act of his interim government on Aug 9, after a student-led uprising forced predecessor Sheikh Hasina into exile.A day after returning home from Europe and vowing to “ uphold, support and protect the constitution ” as he was sworn into office, 84-year-old Dr Yunus began the tough challenge of returning the country to democracy.Ms Hasina, 76, accused of widespread human rights abuses i

Tulip Siddiq has been accused of making billions from a Russian nuclear plant.... This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding.... They are attacking Tulip because she is the niece of our honourable Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina." The Labour Party has been approached for comment....