Author: Julhas Alam
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Bangladeshi leader says a shopping mall that caught fire had no emergency exits. Death toll climbs
Bangladesh’s prime minister says a six-story shopping mall that caught fire in the country’s capital had no fire exits
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At least 19 killed by Bangladesh high-rise building blaze
DHAKA, Bangladesh • A fire swept through a high-rise office building in Bangladesh’s capital on Thursday, killing at least 19 people and injuring about 70, officials said. The blaze trapped many people inside the building, with some shouting for help from windows on the building’s upper floors and from the roof. At least one person…
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Nearly 3 weeks into Rohingya crisis, refugees still fleeing
Rohingya Muslims, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, carry an elderly woman in a basket and walk towards a refugee camp in Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. Nearly three weeks into a mass exodus of Rohingya fleeing violence in Myanmar, thousands were still flooding across the border Thursday in search of…