At least 43 people have been killed after a fire broke out in a multi-storey building in Bangladesh, according to a media report on Friday.
According to local media, the blaze began in a restaurant at around 22:00 local time on Thursday in the capital, Dhaka.
Seventy-five people were rescued and dozens were brought to hospital.
The fire was brought under control after two hours, and the cause is being investigated.
Bangladesh’s Health Minister, Samanta Lal Sen, said that at least 33 people, including women and children, had been declared dead at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
At least 10 others died at the city’s main burns hospital. Twenty-two were in critical condition, Mr Sen said.
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