Train services disrupted as commuter train catches fire
Rail communications between Dhaka and Mymensingh halted for about two hours after a fire broke out in a commuter train in the Sripur area in Gazipur on Thursday morning.
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Myanmar junta declares quake ceasefire, survivors plead for aid
Myanmar鈥檚 junta announced a temporary ceasefire on Wednesday as the death toll from a devastating earthquake rose and desperate survivors pleaded for more help amid frantic scenes of aid distribution...
Death toll 21 in India factory blast
An explosion at an illegal firecracker factory in western India left 21 people dead and several others injured on Tuesday, officials said...
UP chair accused of setting fire to attempted rape victim鈥檚 house
The acting chairman of Badarpur union in Patuakhali Sadar upazila, Babul Howlader, has been accused of orchestrating an arson attack on the house of a woman who had filed an attempted rape case against him....
18 killed in India firework factory blast
Eighteen people were killed and five others injured in an explosion at an illegal firecracker factory in western India on Tuesday....
Malaysia gas pipeline inferno injures 100
A massive fire caused by a gas pipeline leak forced people from their homes and injured more than 100 during Eid celebrations near Malaysia's capital on Tuesday, fire officials said....
Boy killed, two injured during fireworks in Patuakhali
Duty doctor said that a part of a firework hit Rafi鈥檚 respiratory tract causing huge bleeding that caused his death, while two other boys sustained serious injuries鈥�
Macron hosts Europe鈥檚 鈥榗oalition of willing鈥� to protect Ukraine
French president Emmanuel Macron on Thursday was hosting European leaders including Ukraine鈥檚 Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday for a summit aimed at boosting Ukrainian security ahead of any potential ceasefire with Russia...
27 killed in South Korea wildfires
Wildfires in South Korea are now the largest and deadliest on record, having burned more forest and killed more people than any previous blaze, officials said Thursday, as the death toll hit 27.
Russia, Ukraine trade blame for strikes endangering truce efforts
Ukraine accused Russia of launching 117 drones overnight while Russia accused Ukraine of firing drones at a 鈥榞as storage facility鈥� in annexed Crimean peninsula and a power installation in Bryansk region...
30 shops damaged in Khagrachari鈥檚 Dighinala fire
A devastating fire has once again destroyed at least 30 business establishments at Boalkhali Bazar in Dighinala upazila of Khagrachari on early Wednesday...
Temple burned, UNESCO-site evacuated as South Korea wildfires spread
A historic Buddhist temple burned to the ground and a UNESCO-listed village was ordered to evacuate as South Korea scrambled to contain worsening wildfires, which are tearing across the country鈥檚 southeast.
Govt should have fire mitigation plans for Sunderbans
A FIRE broke out in a place in the Sunderbans, the world鈥檚 largest contiguous stretch of mangrove forest, in the afternoon on March 23 a few hours after firefighters, aided by forest staff and volunteers, had that morning put out another fire that broke out in another place in the morning on March 22. The March 23 fire broke out in the area of Shaplar Bil and the March 22 fire in...
Fire at Dhaka auto-rickshaw garage brought under control
A fire that broke out at a CNG-run auto-rickshaw garage at Palashbagh, Rampura of Dhaka, on early Monday was brought under control...
Another fire breaks out in Sundarbans
A new fire broke out in another place of the Sundarbans on Sunday afternoon a few hours after firefighters, forest staff and volunteers brought an earlier fire under control after hours of efforts...
Fresh fire breaks out in Sunderbans on Sunday afternoon
A new fire broke out in another part of the Sunderbans on Sunday few hours after firelighters brought fire under control in a part in the forest...
Sunderbans fire brought under control on Sunday morning
Firefighters brought a devastating fire in the world鈥檚 largest mangrove forest, the Sunderbans, under full control on Sunday morning, more than 24 hours after it broke out...
Sundarbans catches fire
A fire broke out in the Kolomteji Forest Patrol Outpost area of the Sundarbans鈥� Eastern Forest division on Saturday.
Russian drone kills Ukrainian family ahead of ceasefire talks
A Russian drone killed a family of three in southern Ukraine, triggering uproar in Kyiv 48 hours before both countries hold talks with the US on halting the three-year war...
Germany, France, UK urge immediate Gaza ceasefire
The foreign ministers of Germany, France and Britain called late Friday for an 鈥榠mmediate return鈥� to a Gaza ceasefire, as Israel鈥檚 military pressed its renewed offensive in the Palestinian territory.
At least 50 shops burnt in Khulna fire
At least 50 shops in a market were gutted in a massive fire in Khulna city on early Wednesday...
Putin, Trump to discuss Ukraine today
Russian president Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Donald Trump will speak by phone on Tuesday, as one US official expressed hope the two could agree a Ukraine ceasefire within weeks...
Another shrine set on fire in Barguna
Islamists and local people allegedly vandalised and set fire to Ismail Shah鈥檚 shrine at ward 3 under the Amtali municipality in Barguna during a congregation early Monday.
Trump, Putin to discuss Ukraine this week
US president Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are expected to speak this week, officials said on Sunday, as Washington and Kyiv鈥檚 European allies press Moscow to accept a ceasefire in the three-year war...
Israeli strikes kill 9 in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said nine people, including journalists, were killed in Israeli strikes in the north Saturday, an attack Hamas denounced as a 鈥榖latant violation鈥� of the fragile ceasefire...
Hamas says ready to free hostage, remains of 4 others
Hamas on Friday said it was ready to free an Israeli-American hostage and the remains of four other dual nationals, after the Palestinian militants and Israel gathered for indirect Gaza ceasefire talks.
Mohakhali鈥檚 Sattola Slum fire brought under control
A fire that broke out in Dhaka鈥檚 Mohakhali Sattola Slum on early Wednesday was brought under control after about two hours of relentless efforts...
Ukraine backs US proposal for 30-day ceasefire in war with Russia
Ukraine on Tuesday backed a US proposal for a 30-day general ceasefire with Russia, with the United States in turn agreeing to lif restrictions on military aid and intelligence sharing, a joint statement said.
Grid collapse causes power cut in Dhaka
Parts of Dhaka district faced a power outage for about two hours on Tuesday morning as the national grid collapsed with one of its critical substations in Aminbazar going up in flames.
Ukraine to propose sky, sea truce at US talks in Saudi: official
Kyiv will propose an aerial and naval ceasefire with Russia during talks with US officials in Saudi Arabia this week, a Ukrainian official said on Monday as president Volodymyr Zelensky was due to arrive in the kingdom...