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Sitakunda oxygen plant blast: Death toll rises to 7

The death toll from the Sitakunda oxygen plant fire rose to seven as another person succumbed to their injuries at Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) Sunday night, police said.

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Dhaka Tribune

Rabab Fatima: Doha action plan ambitious but doable

Rabab Fatima, high representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries, and Small Island Developing States and Secretary-General of LDC5 said that the Doha Program of Action is a very ambitious roadmap but doable with collaborative efforts of private and public sectors. 

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File photo of Rabab Fatima UNB

Panic grips Panchagarh Ahmadis as hate campaign continues

Members of the Ahmadiyya community in Panchagarh have been in despair as hate campaigns and rumours targeting them are making rounds in the area as well as on social media.

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Dhaka Tribune

Science Lab explosion: 3 victims in critical condition

Three of the five victims who are hospitalized with burn injuries –  in the explosion that took place on the third floor of a building named "Shirin Mansion" in Dhaka's Science Lab area – are in a critical condition.

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Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune

Liverpool rewrite record books in 7-0 thrashing of Man Utd

Cody Gakpo, Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah all scored twice as Liverpool shrugged off a season of frustration to thrash Manchester United 7-0 at Anfield Sunday.

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Liverpool's Darwin Nunez in action against Manchester United during their Premier League match in Liverpool Sunday AFP

Rohingya camp fire originated from kitchen gas cylinder

The devastating fire, that razed at least 2,000 houses, is believed to have originated from a kitchen gas cylinder at Rohingya camp in Cox's Bazar's Ukhiya upazila.

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Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune