At least 57 people have been killed and 137 others injured in Gaza over the past 24 hours, according to the latest update from Gaza’s Government Media Office. Since Israel resumed its offensive on March 18, the number of fatalities has climbed to 1,391, with 3,434 reported injuries. The total casualties since October 7, 2023, have now reached 50,752 deaths and 115,475 injuries, reports Al Jazeera. Israel bombs tent housing journalists in Gaza; kills 2 ,wounds 7

Myanmar’s ruling military has declared a temporary ceasefire in the ongoing civil conflict to support relief operations after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake killed over 3,000 people. The unexpected announcement was broadcast on state-run MRTV late Wednesday, stating that hostilities would pause until April 22 as a humanitarian gesture toward those affected by Friday’s earthquake. The military’s declaration follows unilateral ceasefires announced by armed resistance groups opposed to military rule. However, the military warned that any attacks on the state or regrouping efforts by resistance forces would prompt "necessary" actions. The opposition groups, meanwhile, maintained their right to self-defense. Survivors still being found after Myanmar quake but military threatens relief Rescue Efforts ContinueEarlier Wednesday, rescue teams pulled four people alive from the rubble in various locations, including Myanmar’s capital Naypyitaw and the country’s second-largest city, Mandalay. However, most rescue efforts have resulted in the recovery of bodies. The powerful earthquake struck at midday Friday, causing widespread destruction, including collapsed buildings, bridges, and roads. By Wednesday, MRTV reported a death toll of 3,003, with over 4,500 injured, though local sources suggest the actual numbers could be higher. Even before the disaster, Myanmar faced a severe humanitarian crisis due to the ongoing civil war. According to the United Nations, more than 3 million people were displaced, and nearly 20 million required aid. International Aid and DiplomacyMyanmar’s military, which seized power in 2021, faced growing pressure to declare a ceasefire after the opposition’s armed wing, the People’s Defense Force, and the Three Brotherhood Alliance of ethnic rebel groups announced temporary halts in fighting. Analysts remain cautious about whether this pause in hostilities could lead to lasting peace, noting that significant diplomatic efforts would be required. The timing of the ceasefire coincides with an upcoming visit by Myanmar’s military chief, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, to a regional conference in Thailand. This marks his first trip outside Myanmar’s key allies—China, Russia, and Belarus—since 2021. Allegations of Attack on Red Cross ConvoyBefore the ceasefire announcement, an opposition militia from the Brotherhood Alliance accused the military of firing on a Chinese Red Cross convoy delivering aid to Mandalay. The military, however, claimed the convoy had not informed authorities of its route. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is investigating the incident. Global Response and Aid EffortsCountries worldwide have pledged financial and logistical support to Myanmar. India and China have been particularly active in sending assistance, while other nations, including Turkey, Vietnam, Singapore, and Malaysia, have dispatched rescue teams and medical aid. The U.S. has committed $2 million in emergency aid, with a three-person team assessing further support options. United Nations officials report that ongoing aftershocks are hampering relief efforts, leaving many without power, clean water, or medical supplies. Widespread DevastationMandalay and Naypyitaw have reported significant damage, but many areas remain inaccessible due to destroyed infrastructure. In Singu township, 27 gold miners were killed in a landslide triggered by the quake, while at Inle Lake, numerous homes built on stilts collapsed, causing multiple fatalities. As more information emerges, the full extent of the disaster remains uncertain.

A 63-year-old woman was rescued from the debris of a collapsed building in Myanmar’s capital on Tuesday, but hopes of finding more survivors are diminishing. The powerful earthquake, which struck on Friday with a magnitude of 7.7, has so far claimed more than 2,700 lives, further deepening the country’s ongoing humanitarian crisis amid a civil war. According to Myanmar’s fire department in Naypyitaw, the woman was pulled out alive 91 hours after being trapped under the rubble. Experts caution that survival chances drop significantly after 72 hours. Death Toll Expected to Climb FurtherMyanmar's military leader, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, announced at a relief donation forum in Naypyitaw that the earthquake has killed at least 2,719 people, with 4,521 others injured and 441 still unaccounted for, as reported by state broadcaster MRTV. He noted that this was the second most powerful earthquake recorded in Myanmar’s history, following an 8.0-magnitude quake in May 1912 near Mandalay. The full extent of the devastation remains unclear due to damaged infrastructure, power outages, and communication failures across affected areas. So far, most reports have emerged from Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city, and the capital Naypyitaw, both near the quake’s epicenter. "The scale of need is immense and increasing by the hour," said Julia Rees, UNICEF's deputy representative for Myanmar. Myanmar’s fire department has reported that 403 people have been rescued in Mandalay, while 259 bodies have been recovered. Among the casualties, 50 Buddhist monks were killed when their monastery collapsed during a religious exam, with an estimated 150 others still buried beneath the debris. Bangladesh sends fire service rescue team to Myanmar Widespread Structural DamageThe World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that over 10,000 buildings have either collapsed or sustained severe damage. The quake also affected neighboring Thailand, where a high-rise under construction collapsed, killing 22 people and injuring 34 others in Bangkok. Rescue teams in Thailand recovered three bodies from the site between Monday and Tuesday, while dozens remain missing. In Myanmar, rescue efforts momentarily halted at noon on Tuesday for a minute of silence in remembrance of the victims. Slow Response and Relief ChallengesForeign aid and rescue teams have arrived, but operations have been hindered by the lack of heavy equipment in many areas. In Naypyitaw, workers were seen manually passing bricks and debris as they searched for survivors in a collapsed building. Myanmar's state-run Global New Light of Myanmar reported that a Chinese rescue team managed to save four individuals on Monday, including a pregnant woman and a five-year-old child who had been trapped for over 60 hours. Two teenagers also escaped the rubble using their cellphone flashlights, helping rescuers locate their grandmother and sibling. International rescue teams from Russia, China, India, the UAE, and Southeast Asian nations are on the ground. Meanwhile, a small U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) disaster assessment team arrived on Tuesday after delays in obtaining visas. The U.S. had earlier announced $2 million in emergency aid. Growing Health Risks and Aid ConcernsMultiple countries have pledged millions of dollars in aid to Myanmar and humanitarian organizations. The earthquake has exacerbated an already dire situation, with over 3 million people displaced by the country’s civil war and nearly 20 million in need of humanitarian assistance, according to the U.N. Experts warn of potential disease outbreaks due to poor sanitation and overcrowded shelters. The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported increased risks of respiratory infections, skin diseases, and vector-borne illnesses like dengue fever. Looming Monsoon Season and Civil War Complications Bangladesh's 55-member rescue, medical team arrives in quake-hit MyanmarShelter shortages remain critical, with many people sleeping outdoors due to destroyed homes or fear of aftershocks. The impending monsoon season further complicates the situation. Myanmar’s ongoing civil conflict also hampers relief efforts. The military government, which seized power in 2021, continues to face armed resistance. While the opposition National Unity Government (NUG) has declared a unilateral ceasefire, military attacks persist, and reports indicate some anti-junta forces remain active. The NUG has urged the international community to ensure direct delivery of aid to victims, warning against possible interference by the ruling military. Meanwhile, the Three Brotherhood Alliance, a coalition of three ethnic armed groups, has also announced a month-long ceasefire. Despite these calls, Min Aung Hlaing stated in his Tuesday speech that military operations would continue against groups conducting military training, viewing such activities as acts of hostility. It remains uncertain whether the military is obstructing aid deliveries. Historically, Myanmar’s military government restricted foreign aid following Cyclone Nargis in 2008, which resulted in over 100,000 deaths. However, Min Aung Hlaing emphasized that the country is open to international assistance this time. Bangladesh sends 2nd consignment of emergency aid to Myanmar U.N. human rights monitor Tom Andrews underscored the urgency of halting military operations to facilitate relief efforts. "The priority in Myanmar should be saving lives, not taking them," he said on X (formerly Twitter). Source: With input from agency 

Israeli airstrikes overnight and into Thursday killed at least 40 Palestinians across Gaza, according to three hospitals. The attacks targeted homes in the southern cities of Khan Younis and Rafah, as well as Beit Lahiya in the north. Israel resumed intense bombardments on Tuesday, breaking a ceasefire that had paused fighting and enabled the release of over two dozen hostages. Israeli officials blamed Hamas for the renewed conflict, accusing the group of rejecting an Israeli-backed proposal that differed from their prior agreement. According to Gaza's Health Ministry, more than 400 Palestinians—primarily women and children—were killed on Tuesday alone. There have been no reports of Hamas launching rockets or carrying out attacks since fighting resumed. Israeli Ground Troops AdvanceFor the first time since the ceasefire took effect in January, Israeli ground troops moved deeper into Gaza on Wednesday, securing part of a corridor that divides the northern and southern regions of the territory. Israel has also cut off essential supplies, including food, fuel, and humanitarian aid, to Gaza’s roughly 2 million residents. Officials say military operations will continue until Hamas releases the 59 remaining hostages—35 of whom are believed to be dead—and relinquishes control of the territory. The Trump administration, which mediated the earlier ceasefire, has expressed full support for Israel. Hamas has stated that it will only release the hostages in exchange for a permanent ceasefire and Israel’s full withdrawal from Gaza, as outlined in the January agreement brokered by the U.S., Egypt, and Qatar. Israel launches ground operation to retake key Gaza corridor The militant group, which does not recognize Israel, has indicated a willingness to transfer power to the Palestinian Authority or a politically independent committee but refuses to disarm until Israel ends its long-standing occupation of lands Palestinians seek for a future state. Civilian CasualtiesIsrael has yet to comment on the latest airstrikes. The military maintains that its attacks target militants and blames Hamas for civilian casualties, citing the group's presence in residential areas. The European Hospital in Rafah reported that 26 people, mostly women and children, were killed in strikes on two homes. One attack killed a father and his seven children. Meanwhile, Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis received seven bodies from an overnight airstrike on a home, and the Indonesian Hospital in Beit Lahiya reported seven more deaths from a separate strike. Background of the WarThe war erupted on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas-led militants launched a deadly assault into southern Israel, killing around 1,200 people and capturing 251 hostages. Many hostages have since been freed through ceasefire deals, with Israeli forces rescuing eight alive and recovering dozens of bodies. Israel’s retaliatory offensive has been one of the deadliest and most destructive in recent history. The Gaza Health Ministry reports nearly 49,000 Palestinian deaths, stating that more than half were women and children. While Israel claims to have killed about 20,000 militants, it has not provided evidence. Israeli strikes killing hundreds in Gaza are 'Only the Beginning': Netanyahu The war displaced nearly 90% of Gaza’s population at its peak, leaving vast devastation across the enclave. Many who returned home during the ceasefire found their neighborhoods reduced to rubble. Source: With input from agency 

The death toll in Gaza has surpassed 46,000 as the Israel-Hamas war continues with no resolution in sight, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, reports AP. The ministry reported on Thursday that 46,006 Palestinians have been killed, and 109,378 have been injured since the conflict began. It also noted that more than half of the fatalities are women and children, though it did not specify how many of the dead were civilians or combatants. Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill 5, including 2 infants The Israeli military claims to have killed over 17,000 militants, though it has not provided evidence to support this figure. Israel maintains that it aims to avoid civilian casualties and holds Hamas responsible for civilian deaths, alleging that militants operate within residential areas. Israeli strikes have frequently targeted what it describes as militant positions in shelters and hospitals, resulting in the deaths of women and children. Hostages in Gaza endure another winter as their families plead for a ceasefire The conflict started on October 7, 2023, when Hamas-led militants launched an attack on southern Israel, killing approximately 1,200 people and abducting around 250. Of the 100 hostages still held in Gaza, about a third are believed to have died.

One more child died from hornet stings in Dhobaura upazila of Mymensingh on Saturday night, taking the death toll from it to three. The child was identified as Sifat Ullah, 5, son of late Maulana Abul Kashem, 55, an imam of Dudhnoi Bazar Mosque in the upazila. Earlier on Sunday afternoon, the imam and his eight-year-old daughter Labiba also died from the hornet stings. Family members and locals said a boat carrying Abul Kashem and his two children was passing by a bamboo bush on Saturday afternoon on their way to a local market. Suddenly they were invaded by hornets leaving them critically injured. Read: 37 people trapped by floodwaters rescued in Mymensingh Locals rushed them to Dhobaura Upazila Health Complex, from where doctors referred them to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital. However, both Abul Kashem and Labiba succumbed to their injuries on the way to the hospital. Though Sifat was admitted to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, he also died around 10pm while undergoing treatment there. Dhobaura police station’s Officer-in-Charge Al Mamun Sarkar confirmed the deaths

The death toll from Hurricane Helene inched up to 227 on Saturday as the grim task of recovering bodies continued more than a week after the monster storm ravaged the Southeast and killed people in six states. Helene came ashore Sept. 26 as a Category 4 hurricane and carved a wide swath of destruction as it moved northward from Florida, washing away homes, destroying roads and knocking out electricity and cellphone service for millions. The number of deaths stood at 225 on Friday; two more were recorded in South Carolina the following day. It was still unclear how many people were unaccounted for or missing, and the toll could rise even higher. Helene is the deadliest hurricane to hit the mainland U.S. since Katrina in 2005. About half the victims were in North Carolina, while dozens more were killed in Georgia and South Carolina. The city of Asheville, in the western mountains of North Carolina, was particularly battered. A week later workers used brooms and heavy machinery to clean mud and dirt outside of New Belgium Brewing Company, which lies next to the French Broad River and is among thousands of city businesses and households affected. So far North Carolinians have received more than $27 million in individual assistance approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said MaryAnn Tierney, a regional administrator for the agency. More than 83,000 people have registered for individual assistance, according to the office of Gov. Roy Cooper. In Buncombe County, where Asheville is located, FEMA-approved assistance has surpassed $12 million for survivors, Tierney said Saturday during a news briefing. “This is critical assistance that will help people with their immediate needs, as well as displacement assistance that helps them if they can’t stay in their home,” she said. She encouraged residents impacted by the storm to register for disaster assistance. Read:  At least 64 dead and millions without power after Helene's deadly march across the Southeast “It is the first step in the recovery process,” she said. “We can provide immediate relief in terms of serious needs assistance to replace food, water, medicines, other life safety, critical items, as well as displacement assistance if you cannot stay in your home.” Helene’s raging floodwaters shocked mountain towns hundreds of miles inland and far from where the storm made landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast, including in the Tennessee mountains that Dolly Parton calls home. The country music star has announced a $1 million donation to the Mountain Ways Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to providing immediate assistance to Hurricane Helene flood victims. In addition, her East Tennessee businesses as well as the Dollywood Foundation are combining efforts, pledging to match her donation to Mountain Ways with a $1 million contribution. Parton said she feels a close connection to the storm victims because so many of them “grew up in the mountains just like I did.” “I can’t stand to see anyone hurting, so I wanted to do what I could to help after these terrible floods,” she said. “I hope we can all be a little bit of light in the world for our friends, our neighbors — even strangers — during this dark time they are experiencing.” Walmart U.S. President and CEO John Furner said the company, including Sam’s Club and the Walmart Foundation, would increase its commitment and donate a total of $10 million to hurricane relief efforts. In Newport, an eastern Tennessee town of about 7,000, residents continued cleaning up Saturday from the destruction caused by Helene's floodwaters. Mud still clung to the basement walls of one Main Street funeral home. The ground-floor chapel of another nearby was being dried out, a painting of Jesus still hanging on the wall in an otherwise barren room. Newport City Hall and its police department also took on water from the swollen Pigeon River. Some of the modest, one-story homes along its banks were destroyed, their walls crumbled and rooms exposed. Read more: Tropical Storm Helene moves toward western coast of Africa Farther east in unincorporated Del Rio, along a bend in the French Broad River, residents and volunteers toiled to clean up. The smell of wood hung in the air as people used chainsaws to cut through downed trees, and Bobcats beeped as they moved mangled sheet metal and other debris. Many homes sustained damage, including one that slid off its foundation.

The death toll from a gas explosion, in Dhaka’s Jurain area on August 14, has reached three as a five-year-old girl succumbed to her injuries today. The deceased was identified as Afsana, daughter of Atahar Ali. Dr Tariqul Islam, resident medical officer of Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, said that Afsana had been undergoing treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital with 25 percent burn injuries. She breathed her last around 7:50 am today. Mother, daughter die in Sylhat gas cylinder blast; 4 injured Earlier, on Monday, five members of a family, including Afsana, suffered burn injuries in an explosion apparently from a gas pipeline leak. Among the injured, Atahar Ali, 35, father of the child, and his wife Mukta Khatun, 30, died at the hospital on August 17. Death toll from Gazipur blast stands at two Two more victims, Altaf Sikder, 72, and his wife Morjina Begum, 50, Mukta’s parents, received first aid. Woman injured in Jurain blast dies at DMCH  

The death toll from an oil tanker explosion in the Kirtankhola River in Barishal on May 11 rose to three with the death of another victim at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital. The deceased was identified Kutubuddin, 48, chief driver of the vessel and son of Saleh Ahmed of Sitakunda upazila in Chattogram district. Kutubuddin had been undergoing treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital since May 11 and breathed his last on Sunday night, said Morshedul Alam, chairman of Kumira union parishad. Fardin Arafat Swadhin, 22, son of Kutubuddin, died during the explosion. On May 11, an explosion occurred at an oil-laden tanker ‘MT Ibadi-1’, leaving two people including Swadhin and Babul Kanti Das, 64 dead on the spot. The ship was anchored in the Kirtankhola River in Barishal. The oil-tanker carrying 3.5 lakh liter petrol and 10 lakh liter of diesel went to Barishal from Chattogram to unload oil of Meghna group in Barishal.  

The death toll from the explosion at a re-rolling mill in Narayanganj's Rupganj upazila went up to seven with the death of the last victim on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Md Ibrahim, 35. Ibrahim, who received 28% burn injuries, succumbed to his injuries at the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery this morning, Inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of DMCH police outpost, said. Earlier, on May 4, seven workers were injured in an explosion which took place at the mill when they were melting iron inside it in the afternoon. One worker died on Thursday and three more succumbed to their injuries while undergoing treatment at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery on Friday. Also read: Death toll from Narayanganj re-rolling mill explosion rises to 4 The deceased were identified as Sankar, 40, Elias Ali (35) and Alamgir (30) of Kishoreganj’s Itna upazila and Neyon (20) of Rajbari district. Meanwhile, Golam Rabbani, 35, of Lalmonirhat district and Jewel Hossain, 25, died while undergoing treatment at the same hospitals on May 6. A three-member probe body has been formed to look into the explosion.