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Shop fire in China’s Jiangxi province kills 39, traps others

International Desk: Thick plumes of smoke emerge from a building after a street shop caught fire in Xinyu City of Jiangxi Province, China in this screengrab obtained from a social

19 Bangladeshis held in Thailand over ‘fake documents’

Desk Report: Thailand Immigration Police has arrested 19 Bangladeshis after receiving a tip-off from the public that a person resembling a foreigner was seen at Taba Market in Che He

Mali gold mine collapse kills dozens

International Desk: At least 40 people were killed after a tunnel collapsed in a gold mine in Mali, officials say. “It started with a noise. The earth started to shake,”

Saudi, Bangladesh plan new Arabic language institute in Dhaka

Desk Report: Saudi, Bangladesh plan new Arabic language institute in DhakaBangladeshi authorities say it will benefit prospective expat workers. Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh are working on establishing a new Arabic

6 killed in commuter plane crash in Canada

Desk Report: Ottawa: Six people died when a small commuter plane carrying workers to a mine in Canada’s far north crashed Tuesday shortly after taking off, a source said. One

Japan’s Princess Aiko to begin work at Red Cross upon graduation

Online Desk: Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito of Japan, will join the Red Cross Society in April this year after graduating from university, reports BBC. BBC reported