Fire kills 3 in market near Rohingya camp in Bangladesh

COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh: A fire on Friday destroyed more than 20 shops in a makeshift market near a Rohingya refugee camp in southern Bangladesh, leaving at least three people dead, police and witnesses said.Local police chief Ahmed Sanjur Morshed said they recovered the bodies from the debris after it took firefighters several hours to bring the blaze under control.The fire broke out early Friday when residents of the sprawling Kutupalong camp for Myanmar’s Rohingya refugees were asleep.Sayedul Mustafa, the owner of a shop, confirmed the dead were his staff.It was not clear how the fire began.

India’s National Disaster Management Agency is assessing immediate reports of destruction and casualties reported after the quake, said an official at the agency who asked to remain unidentified.

KABUL: The Afghan Taliban have ramped up attacks in the country, with violence rising after US President Joe Biden’s announcement of the withdrawal of all American troops by Sept.

“Despite the commitment they made in the deal … we see no sign showing the Taliban have distanced themselves from Al-Qaeda.

Earlier this month, President Biden said that all US combat troops would leave Afghanistan by Sept.

The removal of approximately 3,000 American troops coincides with the 20th anniversary of the Sept.

“Therefore, there isn’t any reason to release more Taliban prisoners.

India’s Health Ministry also reported another 2,771 deaths in the past 24 hours, with 115 Indians succumbing to the disease every hour.

To deal with the uptick in numbers, Muslim groups have converted mosques into COVID-19 care facilities, like the Jahangirpura mosque in the western state of Gujarat’s Vadodara city.

Gujarat, the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is one of the worst affected states in India.

Maharashtra is the worst affected state in India as it reported 65,000 cases and 500 deaths every day over the past week.

“This time, the intensity of the wave is very high and we are overwhelmed with calls.

“The situation in India is beyond heart-breaking,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

“Our priority has always been her full release and for her to return to the UK.

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