Bangladesh fire: At least 43 dead after blaze rips through busy shopping centre sending flames billowing into sky

AT LEAST 43 people have died after a fire broke out in a multi-storey building in Bangladesh. The horror blaze began around 10pm local time in the capital, Dhaka, on Thursday night. Locals were left terrified as flames burst into the night sky The news was confirmed by the country’s health minister, Samanta Lal Sen, who said that at least 33 people, including women and children, were declared dead at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital. He added that at least another ten people died at the city’s main burns hospital, with dozens more sent there for treatment.