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The toll was expected to rise, with some of the more than 300 people injured in serious condition.
At least 24 people have been killed due to the floods in recent weeks.
At least 10 people have been killed this week.
The ferry was carrying 800 passengers from Dhaka, the capital, to Barguna, nearly 155 miles to the south.
At least 52 people died in the blaze, many of whom were trapped inside by an illegally locked door.
The vessel is believed to have departed Bangladesh on 11 February with 90 people on board.
The never before inhabited island has been designed to take up to 100,000 refugees.
Twenty hostages were killed, including 17 from Japan, Italy and India.
In Bangladesh, six people were killed – five by falling trees – and at least 20 people were injured.
A 19-year-old woman was burnt alive in April after making a sexual harassment complaint against a teacher.
The majority of Irish people care about the conditions of the factories where their clothes are made.
The killing of Nusrat Jahan Rafi last month sparked outrage in the country.
Many people jumped to their deaths to escape the inferno.
The blaze broke out in a historic part of the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka.
Opposition politicians have condemned the election as “farcical”, claiming vote-rigging took place.
There has been over a week of unrest following the deaths of the teens, who were killed by a speeding bus.
More than 620,000 Rohingya people have poured into Bangladesh since August.
More than 600,000 Rohingya people have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar.
Akayed Ullah’s wife has been questioned in Bangladesh.
“In the name of all those who have persecuted you, who have harmed you, in the face of the world’s indifference, I ask for your forgiveness.”
The 16 refugees, including two children and one woman, are among more than 600,000 who have fled an army-led crackdown in their home state
Ethnic hatred has driven huge numbers of Muslim Rohingya from the country.
More than 620,000 people have poured into Bangladesh since August.
A new Amnesty International report has said Rohingya treatment amounts to apartheid.
The boat was carrying up to 100 people, many of whom are still missing.
Over 500,000 Rohingya have streamed into Bangladesh in just the past five weeks.
According to the UN, 270,000 Rohingya have arrived in Bangladesh in the past two weeks.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Myanmar of “genocide” against the Rohingya Muslim minority.
At least five people, including two children, have been killed in Mumbai since yesterday.
Bangladesh eased to their target with 22.5 overs to spare.
10-year-old Bangladeshi Sahana Khatun has undergone surgery to remove bark-like growths from her chin, ear and nose.
The father of eight was only a few months away from his retirement.
Children in Dhaka can be expected to work long hours for little money to help support their families.
The head of the UNHCR says Burmese troops are slaughtering children, raping women and burning houses.
Some 70 others were injured in the incident in Bangladesh, many critically.
The distressed animal was tranquillised three times in bids to transport him to a safari park.
The distressed female ran amok after it was hit by a tranquilliser dart and charged into a pond.
Bayezid Shikdar’s illness makes him look like an old man, in addition to various other health problems.
Attacks recently hit Dhaka (pictured), Joining Islamic State has “become a fashion”, a Bangladeshi minister said.
It is believed to have been carried out by Islamists.