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Deaths in Turkey, Syria quake cross 20,700

- Associated Press -

Rescuers pulled more survivors from beneath collapsed buildings Thursday, but hopes were starting to fade of finding many more people alive over three days after a catastrophic earthquake and series of aftershocks hit Turkey and Syria, killing more than 20,700.The quake that razed thousands of buildings was one of the

Death in Turkey, Syria quake cross 16,000

- Associated Press -

Rescuers pulled more survivors from beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings Thursday, but hopes were starting to fade of finding many more people alive more than three days after a catastrophic earthquake and series of aftershocks hit Turkey and Syria, killing more than 16,000.Emergency crews working through the night in

Deaths in Turkey, Syria quake cross 11,000

- Associated Press -

With hope fading to find survivors, stretched rescue teams toiled through the night in Turkey and Syria, searching for signs of life in the rubble of thousands of buildings toppled by a catastrophic earthquake. The death toll rose Wednesday to more than 11,000 in the deadliest quake worldwide in more

Quake kills 2,300 in Turkey, Syria

- Associated Press -

A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked wide swaths of Turkey and Syria early Monday, toppling hundreds of buildings andkilling more than 2,300 people. Hundreds were still believed to be trapped under rubble, and the toll was expected to rise as rescue workers searched mounds of wreckage in cities and towns

68 dead as passenger plane crashes in Nepal

- Associated Press -

Scores of rescue workers and onlookers crowded near a steep gorge outside a resort town in central Nepal where a regional passenger plane crashed Sunday, as rescuers combed the wreckage on the edge of the cliff and in the ravine below.So far, 68 people have been confirmed dead after a

Ex-minister Habib Ullah Khan dies

- Times Report -

Former information minister Habib Ullah Khan died from a heart attack at Evercare Hospital in the capital on Saturday. He is survived by one daughter. Habib Ullah Khan served as information minister in the seventies and jute minister in the eighties, said a press release on Sunday. He was the first

Eminent fashion designer Emdad Hoque dies

- Times Report -

Fashion designer and Fashion Design Council of Bangladesh (FDCB) Vice President Emdad Hoque passed away at a city hospital on Friday. He was 57.   He died at the Bangladesh Specialized Hospital, Shyamoli in the capital due to a recent heart attack.   The eminent fashion designer was undergoing life support due

DU ex-teacher sued over horrific death on campus

- Times Report -

A case has been filed against expelled DU teacher Azhar Zafar Shah in connection with the death of a woman who was hit by his car and then dragged on the Dhaka University (DU) campus on Friday. The case under the Road Transport Act was filed at the Shahbag police

Death in bike accidents up 19.28pc over last year: RSF

- Times Report -

Casualties from bike accidents in Bangladesh increased by 19.28 percent compared with last year as 2,097 people were killed in 2,003 accidents till October this year. Road Safety Foundation in a new report published the data on Sunday on motorcycle accidents in Bangladesh from January to October in 2022.Last year,