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11 Bangladeshis die in Mediterranean, 18 hospitalised in Egypt
11 Bangladeshis die in Mediterranean, 18 hospitalised in Egypt

11 Bangladeshis die in Mediterranean, 18 hospitalised in Egypt

At least 11 Bangladeshi undocumented migrants have died in the Mediterranean Sea while attempting to travel to Greece from Libya by sea. According to survivors, their companions perished one after another before their eyes due to a severe lack of food and water over several consecutive days, forcing them to cast the decomposing bodies into the sea.

Body of Mamata’s close associate recovered from Trinamool office
Body of Mamata’s close associate recovered from Trinamool office

Body of Mamata’s close associate recovered from Trinamool office

Police have recovered the hanging body of Ashis Banerjee, a former deputy speaker of the assembly and five-time MLA, from a Trinamool Congress office in Rampurhat, Birbhum district, West Bengal. The body was recovered on Sunday morning and sent for post-mortem examination. According to Indian media outlet NDTV, a handwritten note was also found at the scene.

Hurricane Lala lashes Hawaii, leaves more than 42,000 without power
Hurricane Lala lashes Hawaii, leaves more than 42,000 without power

Hurricane Lala lashes Hawaii, leaves more than 42,000 without power

Hurricane Lala battered Hawaii’s Big Island with powerful winds and torrential rain on Saturday (August 15), knocking out power to more than 42,000 customers and prompting warnings of potentially life-threatening flooding and mudslides.

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