A 45-year-old man died from electrocution at a garage at Kunipara in the city’s Tejgaon area on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Alam Mia, 45, owner of the garage and son of Shanu Mia of Bhola district. He used to live with his family in Kunipara area as a tenant. Quoting family members, inspector Bachhu Mia, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) police camp,  said Alam Mia got electrocuted while charging a battery at his garage around 7 am and fell unconscious. Also read: Man dies from electrocution in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur Later, he was taken to DMCH where doctors pronounced him dead.  

Three more workers died after they were injured in an explosion that took place at a re-rolling mill of Bhulta Gauchia area of Rupganj upazila in Narayanganj taking the toll to 4, police said on Friday. Elias Ali (35) and Alamgir (30) of Kishoreganj’s Itna upazila and Neyon (20) of Rajbari succumbed to their injuries while undergoing treatment at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery (SHNIBPS), Inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of DMCH police outpost, said. Earlier on Thursday, a worker named Shankar was declared dead by the doctor after being rushed to the hospital. The conditions of three others remain critical. Also Read: Death toll from Narayanganj re-rolling mill explosion rises to 3 Elias died on Thursday night while undergoing treatment. SM Ayub Hossain, a resident surgeon at the Burn Institute, said he suffered 98 percent burns. Meanwhile, Neyon breathed his last at around 10am on Friday morning at the burn institute. He suffered 97 percent burns. Alamgir succumbed to his injuries at around 12:30 pm. 95% of his body was burnt, according to the resident doctor. The bodies have been kept at the hospital morgue for autopsy.    

Four people including a student of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (Ruet) died and five fell sick reportedly after drinking toxic liquor in Sadar upazila of Kushtia district early Monday. The deceased were identified as Md Shaheen, 47, and Md Ratan, 21, of Sadar upazila, Sabuj, 24 son of Khalil of Mirpur upazila and Sifatul Alam Sipu, a student of Ruet and vice-president of District unit Chhatra League, 27, and son of Rakibul Alam, of Bheramara upazila. Shahadat Hossain, officer-in-charge of Kushtia Model Police Station, said eight people fell sick after drinking toxic alcohol on Sunday night. Later, they were taken to Kushtia General Hospital where three people died early Monday morning. Also read: Bangladesh sees rise in deaths from toxic liquor Meanwhile, Sabuj succumbed to his injuries in the afternoon. No complaint has been lodged yet. The bodies have been kept at Kushtia General Hospital morgue for autopsy.

Three factory workers who died yesterday shortly after having iftar, were among five who drank juice outside the dining service of the company, according to Walton Hi-Tech Industries. Signed by the company’s Deputy Managing Director, Md Humayun Kabir, a press release reads that all Walton employees are particularly instructed not to eat any food other than that provided by the company. Another worker also fell sick and is undergoing treatment, it added. Also Read: Three factory workers die in Gazipur Three Walton Hi-Tech factory workers died after having iftar at Kaliakair upazila of Gazipur district on Sunday evening. The deceased are Sheikh Farid Hossain, 30; Abdul Barek, 48; and Ashraf Ali, 30. Angry workers of the factory blocked the Chandra-Nabinagar highway by burning tyres after hearing of the incident. Kaliakair Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Tajwar Akram Sakapi said that three workers of the factory became ill after having iftar and were taken to the nearby hospital quickly, where the doctors declared the three dead. The doctors, however, could not identify the exact cause of their death.    

A 27-year-old pregnant woman was beaten to death, allegedly by her husband over “domestic dispute” in Shaloipara of Bagatipara upazila under Natore district on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Ripa Khatun, wife of Kabir Uddin of the village. Quoting family members, Sirajul Islam, officer-in-charge of Bagatipara Police Station, said Kabir had an extramarital affair and the couple had an altercation over the issue. Also read: Housewife stabbed, burnt to death over extra marital relationship in Narail On Tuesday night, Kabir and Ripa, who have two children, locked into an altercation over the issue and at one stage, Kabir beat up Ripa mercilessly. Ripa was taken to the Upazila Health Complex where the doctors declared her dead, the OC said.  

The death toll from the massive explosion that ripped through a 5-storey building in Gulistan's Siddique Bazar area has risen to 24, with one more victim succumbing to his injuries on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Zahan Sardar Selim, 21, son of Jahangir Sardar of Jatrabari. Selim had been undergoing treatment at the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery with 50% burn injuries. He succumbed to his injuries around 4:40 pm, said Inspector Bachhu Mia, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital police camp. Also Read: Building owners among 3 land in jail over Gulistan blast Earlier, on March 7, at least 17 people were killed and over 100 were injured in a massive explosion in the 5-storey building near a BRTC bus counter in the capital’s Gulistan area. A sanitary materials shop on the ground floor of the building, BRAC Bank office on one of the floors and an adjacent 7-storey building were damaged but the building didn't collapse. Meanwhile, two bodies were recovered from the debris on March 9. Musa Haider, 45, a victim succumbed to his injuries at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital on the same day, raising the death toll to 20. Meanwhile, firefighters recovered the body of another victim from the debris on March 9 while two other victims identified as Yeasin Arafat and Mirza Azam succumbed to their injuries at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery on March 9 and March 11, respectively. Three people, including the owner of the building at Siddique Bazar, were arrested in a case over the blast on Thursday. A Dhaka court on Thursday put the three arrested people on a three-day remand.    

The death toll from the Sitakunda oxygen plant fire rose to seven as another person succumbed to his injuries at Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) Sunday night, police said. "Probesh Lal Sharma, 55, of Sitakunda died at the intensive care unit of CMCH at 10:30pm. He was an operator of the oxygen plant," said Nurul Alam Ashek, in-charge of the hospital police outpost. The other deceased were identified as Salauddin (33) of Lakshmipur, Ratan Nakrek (50) of Netrakona, Md Kader Mia (58) of Noakhali; Selim Richil (39), Shamsul Alam (65), and Md Farid (32) of Sitakunda. The firefighting teams resumed rescue operations for the second day at Seema Oxygen in Sitakunda at 7am today. They searched through the debris at the blast site until late evening. However, they did not find any more bodies, according to the Agrabad Control Room of the fire service. The explosion at Seema Oxygen Plant in the Keshabpur area rocked nearby neighbourhoods Saturday, killing seven people and injuring more than 50. Chattogram Civil Surgeon Ilias Chowdhury said the process of handing over the bodies of the deceased to their relatives was underway. "Tk 50,000 was given to the family of each deceased." Thirty people are now receiving treatment at CMCH. They were initially given Tk7,000 each. Also, the authorities announced Tk 200,000 in monetary aid to the family of each deceased. Meanwhile, the Chattogram district administration formed a seven-member probe committee to investigate the fire. The committee was asked to submit a report within five working days, Deputy Commissioner Abul Bashar Mohammed Fakhruzzaman said. Also read: Govt announces financial aid for Sitakunda oxygen plant fire victims              

Former minister Barrister Nazmul Huda died Sunday night while undergoing treatment at a city hospital. He was 80. Trinamool BNP Secretary General Akkas Ali Khan said Huda breathed his last at Square Hospital around 10:25pm while undergoing treatment. Huda is survived by his wife Sigma Huda, two daughters and a host of relatives to mourn his death. A four-time MP from Dhaka-1 constituency, the lawyer served as the information minister (1991–1996) and the communications minister (2001–2006) during the BNP's rule under the leadership of Khaleda Zia. In 2012, Huda resigned from the BNP and formed a new party named the BNF. He was expelled later from the party before the 2014 national election. In November 2015, Huda formed another new political party named "Trinamool BNP" (Grassroots BNP), which had recently got registered with the Election Commission as a political party following a court order.

A fire that quickly tore through an apartment block in the capital's Gulshan Sunday evening was brought under control after four hours, the authorities said. A man, aged around 30, was killed after the deadly fire engulfed the multistorey building. He was declared dead at 10:25pm after being rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of the hospital's police outpost, said. "Three people were taken to the hospital with burn injuries from the building, which got engulfed in huge flames. Also, 22 people – nine men, 12 women, and one child – have been rescued so far," Anwarul Islam, warehouse inspector of the Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters media cell, said. "The fire broke out on the seventh floor of a 12-storey building in Gulshan-2 at 6:59pm. However, the reasons for the fire mishap and the extent of damage could not immediately be confirmed," he added. In the visuals emerging from the site, huge flames coupled with thick clouds of black smoke were seen billowing out of the building. The number of firefighting units responding to the blaze grew to 19, and the responders tried valiantly to tame the flames, Anwarul said. Later, the army and air force also joined the rescue operation.      

Authorities in Bulgaria have detained seven people in connection with an abandoned truck in which 18 people believed to be migrants were found dead, police said Saturday. The bodies were discovered Friday in a secret compartment below a load of lumber in the truck, which was left on a highway not far from Bulgaria's capital, Sofia. Borislav Sarafov, director of Bulgaria's National Investigation Service, confirmed that all the victims had died of suffocation. He called the case the country's deadliest involving smuggled migrants. Police also found 34 survivors in the truck, most of them in very poor physical condition, Bulgarian Health Minister Assen Medzhidiev said. All the passengers originally were from Afghanistan and had entered Bulgaria from Turkey while hoping to reach Western Europe, authorities said. Sarafov said the people who died had perished 10 to 12 hours before the truck was found and that the smugglers had fled the scene after they noticed the deaths. The seven suspects were detained at different locations across Bulgaria. Investigators were working to determine if the truck's driver was among them. Also Read: Bodies of 18 migrants found in abandoned truck in Bulgaria The investigation indicates the suspects belonged to a organized crime ring involved in smuggling migrants from the border with Turkey to the Bulgaria-Serbia border, Sarafov said. Passengers paid 5,000-7,000 euros each, he said. Bulgaria, a Balkan country of 7 million and the poorest member of the European Union, is located on a major route for migrants from the Middle East and Afghanistan seeking to enter Europe from Turkey. Very few plan to stay, with most using Bulgaria as a transit corridor on their way westward. Bulgaria has erected a barbed-wire fence along its 259-kilometer (161-mile) border with Turkey, but with the help of local traffickers many migrants still manage to enter.