Bangladesh, Dhaka and Earthquake
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Three pedestrians were killed when the railing of a five-story building collapsed during an earthquake in Koshaituli, Bangshal, Old
Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay arrived in Dhaka on Saturday for a two-day state visit. He was received by Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus. Prime Minister Tobgay offered condolences for earthquake victims.
She was once cast as a secular heroine, the daughter of a revolutionary leader, whose brutal assassination in the 1970s defined her meteoric political ascent.
In Dhaka's Armanitola, reports emerged of an eight-storey building collapse. Two units from Sadarghat and Siddikbazar fire stations rushed to the spot. Officials later clarified that the building itself remained intact, though some plaster and bricks had fallen. No casualties were reported.
Speaking to INDIA TV, community members said temples are being desecrated, religious practices disrupted, and homes targeted, with harassment extending to public spaces.
In a surprise turn of events, an earthquake halted play on Day 3 of the second Test between Bangladesh and Ireland in Dhaka on Friday, November 21.
At least 10 people, including two children, were killed and several hundreds injured after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck Dhaka and surrounding districts this morning (November 21, 2025). Four of the victims died in Dhaka, five in Narsingdi, and one in Narayanganj.
Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus welcomed him at the airport, where the two leaders held a brief meeting at the VIP lounge.
Ireland have been set a daunting total of 508 by Bangladesh on the fourth day of the 2nd Test match, to be played in Dhaka