At least four people, including a woman, were killed and 23 others injured after a fire broke out at a chemical warehouse here in the Dhaka early on Friday, according to media reports.
Bangladesh on Monday clamped a week-long nationwide lockdown, suspending public transport and shutting markets to combat the surge in coronavirus cases in the country, amidst demonstrations by small business owners against the move.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Bangladesh on Friday to take part in the country's 50th Independence Day celebrations, his first foreign visit since the COVID-19 outbreak.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay a visit to Bangladesh on March 26 to participate in the 50th anniversary celebrations of the liberation of Bangladesh in 1971.
