A massive fire raced through a six-storey building in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka late on Thursday, killing at least 43 people and injuring dozens, the country’s health minister said.

The government had earlier imposed a curfew with some exceptions in Dhaka and elsewhere. Protesters block the Dhanmondi 2 area during a protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on August 4, 2024.

REUTERS/Fatima Tuj Johora [1/4]A demonstrator displays a placard during a protest against what they say violence against Hindu communities during ongoing unrest, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 9, 2024.

DHAKA, Bangladesh — A six-story shopping mall that caught fire in the Bangladeshi capital had no fire exits, the country's prime minister said Friday, as the death toll climbed to at least 46 ...

Police in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka used tear gas and sound grenades on Friday to disperse hundreds of members of the banned militant group Hizb-ut-Tahrir seeking to march to demand the country's ...