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The Fire Service and Civil Defence has said a fire at a pharmaceutical factory in Tongi, Gazipur, was brought under control after four hours of efforts. The force’s Director General, Brigadier General Sultanul Afreen Junaid, said no one was killed or injured in the incident. The fire broke out in a building at Unit 2 of Drug International Limited on Beximco Road in the Cherag Ali area of Tongi at around 10:30 am on Wednesday. A total of 19 Fire Service units rushed to the scene to exting...

The Fire Service brought a fire under control at a warehouse in Mansur Khan Plaza in Chawkbazar in Old Dhaka. The fire was brought under control at 5:20 am on Tuesday after efforts by 11 units. Two firefighters fell ill due to smoke inhalation while extinguishing the fire and carrying out rescue operations. They are receiving treatment in the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Kazi Nazmuzzaman, assistant director of the Fire Service, confirmed that the fire had been b...

At least 60 mine workers have been killed after a gold mine collapsed in South Sudan. Two survivors of the accident told AFP on Wednesday. Many more workers are believed to be trapped under the rubble. The tunnels at the Al Jara mine near the town of Al Nuhud in West Kordofan began collapsing on Tuesday. By Wednesday morning, 60 bodies had been recovered from the site. One of the survivors, Khair Al Sayyed Jabara, told AFP, “We do not know how many more people are trapped inside.” He said...

The death toll from devastating flash floods and landslides in Nepal and Tibet has risen to 750. Of them, 734 people have died in Nepal. Another 16 people were killed in Tibet’s Gyirong County. Thousands of people remain missing in the disaster affected areas along the border between the two countries. Officials in China’s Tibet Autonomous Region provided the information at a news conference held Sunday. At the news conference, officials said the missing foreign nationals include 49 citi...