Bangladesh
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The explosion which occurred at a packaging factory in Bangladesh last Saturday recorded a total of 15 deaths on first count. Over 70 persons sustained various degrees of injuries. Subsequent reports confirmed the inferno in the Tongi industrial zone – about 20 km (12 miles) north of the capital, Dhaka – was caused by a boiler explosion and…
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More than 60 people have reportedly been killed from lightning over the past two days during tropical storms across Bangladesh. Image shows motorcycles and cars abandoned on the road by owners. Leading Bengali-language newspapers Prothom Alo and Samakal reported Saturday that 64 people have been killed by lightning since Thursday.
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News reports earlier yesterday said two men were murdered in Dhaka, Bangladesh, now the U.S. State Department has confirmed that one of the victims was a U.S. embassy worker. Local reports say the men were hacked to death.
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