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16 killed, dozens injured as launch catches fire in Jhalokathi

At least 36 people died and nearly 200 others were injured on Friday after a massive fire ripped through a packed passenger ferry in southern Bangladesh, officials said. The fire broke out around 3:00 am (local time) on Friday in the engine room of the Barguna-bound MV Abhijan-10 launch that started a journey from Dhaka.

The engine of the ill-fated launch developed problems a couple of hours after it left the capital for Barguna around 6:00pm on Thursday.

At least 40 people died and over 150 others were injured early Friday after a packed three-storey ferry carrying around 800 passengers caught fire on the Sugandha River in southern Bangladesh

At least 40 people died and over 150 others were injured after a ferry caught fire on the Sugandha river in Bangladesh's Jhalakathi district.

Kashimpur Central Jail: Govt sacks jail super, jailer They allowed an inmate to spend time with a woman at prison officer’s room File photo Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent The home ministry sacked a senior jail superintendent and a jailer of Kashimpur Central Jail-1 for letting an inmate spend time with a woman inside a prison officers room. Superintendent Ratna Roy and jailer Nur Mohammad Mridha were sacked after leaked security camera foo...