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At least 100 people were killed and scores injured when fuel from a pipeline ruptured by a bulldozer caught fire and exploded on Thursday in a village near Nigeria's biggest city of Lagos, the Red Cross said. Nigeria pipeline blast kills at least 100: Red Cross

Reuters, Ijegun, Nigeria - At least 100 people were killed and scores injured when fuel from a pipeline ruptured by a bulldozer caught fire and exploded on Thursday in

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Country
British high commissioner Anwar Choudhury Anwar Choudhury leaves Bangladesh today

Agency

Outgoing British high commissioner Anwar Choudhury leaves Dhaka Saturday, ending his four-year diplomatic assignment in Bangladesh.

An official with British High Commission said Choudhury would fly British Airways at 8.20am from Zia International Airport.
International
The bus was badly damaged in the blast Suicide bomb in Sri Lanka capital kills at least 10

A suicide bomber has killed at least nine people and wounded 90 in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo, the army says, reports BBC.

Seven of those killed were police. The bomber rammed a motorcycle into their bus near a five-star hotel in the busy central business district.
 
Business
Chittagong consumers smart from price shock

Mismatch between income and expenditure

Staff Reporter

The disappointment of Chittagong consumers deepens by the day, a mismatch in their incomes and expenditures clearly evident due to the continuing spiral of commodity prices.
Sports
16. Man City beat Fulham to the final Uefa Cup place Man City claim last Uefa Cup slot

Manchester City will play in next season's Uefa Cup after claiming a place via the Premier League's fair play table, reports BBC.

England were awarded an extra place in the tournament after the Premier League came top of Uefa's fair play rankings.

 
Health
Disposal of hospital waste needs urgent policy support: experts

Threat to health

Bdnews24.com

The air is filled with putrid smell of waste strewn on the sidewalk, opposite Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

Liquid waste oozing out of the dustbin—doubtlessly toxic—creeps up. Flies, mosquitoes and insects of all descriptions are all over the place with crows and dogs burrowing into piles of garbage for food.

Events
Int’l AIDS Candlelight Memorial in Ctg May 18

The 25th anniversary of the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial will be observed in Chittagong as elsewhere in the world on May 18, 08, says a press release.

Multi-sectorial HIV/AIDS Coordination Committee in Chittagong city will observe the event at Engr. Abdul Khaleque Auditorium of Ctg Press Club Building on the day.