officials in bangladesh say a massive fire at a commercial building in the capital dhaka has killed atid the blaze started at a restaurant and spread quickly through the building, trapping dozens of people. ealrier, i spoke to our south asia regional editor, anbarasan ethirajan. families are trying to find out what really happened to their loved ones who just went out on an evening to eat in a restaurant in bailey row, right in the heart of the capital, dhaka, when this fire started, trapping dozens of people. this 7—storey building housed clothing shops and several mobile—phone shops, and people suspect that the fire could have started in one of the restaurants because they all use cooking gas cylinders, and then it spread very rapidly through the building. 0ne eyewitness was saying how, in panic, people ran towards the rooftop and there was no emergency exit, which means they were really trapped because of the single staircase. that was one of the reasons, according to one fire department official, many people tried tojump from department official, many people tried to jump from the

nobel laureate and the founder of grameen bank professor muhammad yunus joins us now from dhaka. of violating labour laws and that is why they say they have these charges against you. what do you say to that? ~ ., �* , ., charges against you. what do you say to that? ~ ., �*, ., ., , to that? well, that's not the only charie. i to that? well, that's not the only charge- i was _ to that? well, that's not the only charge. i was convicted, - to that? well, that's not the only charge. i was convicted, spent i to that? well, that's not the only| charge. i was convicted, spent six months in prison, and i am on bail right now. the last one, the big one, is an anti—corruption case for money—laundering, forgery, cheating. you name it, iam money—laundering, forgery, cheating. you name it, i am the worst criminal in the country right now, according to these cases. this all comes because our prime minister somehow doesn't like me. for a long time, it is not recent. it started way back in 2011. they said i was over the age that i should be working. it is age that i should be working. it is a

at least 43 people have died in a fire in a commercial building in dhaka in bangladesh.flames. here's an update from our south asia regional editor, anbarasan ethirajan. right in the heart of the capital, dhaka, when this fire started, trapping dozens of people. this seven story building housed a clothing shops and several mobile phone shops as well. people suspect that the fire could have started in one of the restaurants because they all used gas cylinders, and then it spread very rapidly through the building. 0ne eyewitness was saying how panicked people ran towards the rooftop and there was no emergency exit, which meant that they were really trapped because of the single staircase. and that was one of the reasons according to one fire department official, and many try to jump department official, and many try to jump in the building because they couldn't get down and they were seriously injured, and according to the health minister, more than 40 people have been killed, and some of the injured are said to be in a critical condition. so people are really evaluating w

cooperation belarus and bangladesh held bilateral consultations on interaction in various fields today in dhaka also talked about exchanging business visits and discussed the regional and global agenda. the parties agreed to hold the second meeting of the joint commission on economic and trade cooperation. number of workplaces with hazardous conditions labor is being reduced in belarus for... their safety, as well as tax benefits. inheritance of pension savings and guarantees the belarusian tradition was picked up in turkey, where they hooted spring on the coast of the marmara sea in the city of geljuk. the holiday with a folk flavor was organized by our compatriots together with the consulate general of belarus in istanbul. its head, alexey shvet, noted the unifying role of culture; in the year of quality , the importance of its worthy presentation. program. the festivities were filled with master classes on a maslenitsa theme, competitions, games and dances, participants evoked spring by burning stuffed animals. finally, we enjoyed pancakes and pies at the festive table, and the children's cu

in the capital of bangladesh , the city of dhaka, there is a strong fire, a restaurant in a large shopping 40 people died in the fire, dozens were injured in extremely serious condition and were taken to hospital, it is reported. rescuers are currently on the scene and the fire has been contained. they love trump, what can i say? of course, there was a scandal; after inspecting the border, the current us president had a squabble with the former. biden called on trump to cooperate, but said that he would still be the main one in this fight. trump in response literally crushed biden’s immigration policy, blaming him for the collapse of the country. today the us is in decline. biden's immigration policy is violence against the country, he needs to go away. reluctance to notice problems within the united states could cost biden his career, analysts say ; recent polls show that the vast majority of americans consider biden too old, as bloomberg writes. president, the people of the united states would like to see a person who is younger, and most importantly, adequate in his decisions, so that,

officials in bangladesh say a massive fire at a commercial building in the capital dhaka has killed ate for voters. thousands of south korean trainee doctors refuse to return to work on thursday, the day the government set as a deadline to end a mass walk—out. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. we start this hour with events in the middle east. international criticism of israel is mounting over the deaths of dozens of palestinians desperately seeking aid in northern gaza. the eu's foreign policy chief, josep borrell, has described the incident as completely unacceptable carnage.

officials in bangladesh say a massive fire at a commercial building in the capital dhaka has killed atreports said the blaze started at a restaurant and spread quickly through the building, trapping dozens of people. earlier, i spoke to our south asia regional editor, anbarasan ethirajan. families are trying to find out what really happened to their loved ones who just went out on an evening to eat in a restaurant which is right in the heart of the capital when this fire started trapping dozens of people and this 7—storey buildings and clothing shops and several mobile phone shops as well and people suspect that the fire could've started in one of the restaurants and because they all use cooking gas cylinders and then it spread very rapidly to the building and one witness was saying how panicked people ran towards the rooftop and there was no emergency exit meaning they were trapped because of the single staircase and that was one of the reasons why, according to one fire department that officials and the people tried tojump from the building because they could not get out and they wer

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the capital dhaka. thousands more were injured. the place broke out in a restaurant and spread through the 6th story lock. a gas leak may have caused suffice. managers and tour operators at a new zealand island have been ordered to pay half the fines over a volcano or russian. i killed 22 people. the 7000000 euro penalties are for safety breaches on white island in 2019 you're watching the, the beginning is sold to come shares and frank 1st keep heading record highs. despite the struggling german economy and crises around the world will ask, where are investors still bullish 1st to iran, where voters are casting their ballots from members of parliament and a religious party called the assembly of experts. the elections are a test of public sentiments toward around the establishment following huge demonstrations. authorities are hoping for a big turn out unlike the last parliamentary elections 4 years ago that paul saw the lowest turn out since the 1979 as lubbock revolution. ron is in the middle of an economic crisis and has been r

his life was in dhaka. so nic and big day, the incentive goal, the release of key opposition leaders on the election. i'm going ahead and 9 days time. that's. that's right, lord, the selection that was delayed, then there were efforts to try to cancel, is finally going ahead in the beginning of a campaign that started 2 days ago, lackluster really any energy, but the release of opposition leader. we spend sancho and most importantly, his candidate bust through jim, i find you can see crowds of coming out crowds of young people that are coming out in support of this candidate. this candidate has not been able to campaign. he's been in prison for almost a year now, and now these people are waiting to go inside the thompson's hall where he'll make his 1st address. really took starting his campaign. no. but to do, to my bye is the deputy. he's a default candidate for the band political party post step response on co was not allowed to take part in this election. people here say that's not a problem. it's not ab

and the goal theresident has israeli, dhaka tarry and egyptian partners, is the most practical one iproduce the return of the hostage as, ultimately all of the hostages, and get desperately-needed human tear relief to people who need it in gaza. >> so is that a, no, you do not believe israel is exterminating the palestinian pple? >> no, i think, i think israel'l 's need, and the president has emphasized the brutish attack the israelis suffered on the 7th of october against hamas, against a terrorist group. but i think we all also have to be mindful of, you know, the enormous toll that this has taken on innocent civilians in gaza. and as the president has a said, it's very important for israel to be extremely mindful of that and to avoid, you know, further loss of civilian life. believe israel's exterminating the palestinian people? >> i really don't have is anything to add to what director burns has said is.oer what he's- >> okay. israel, and you also stand accused of starving the palestinian children. is israel starvinghi palestine? or gaza? >> i think the sad reality is that there