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A bus fell into the Padma river in Rajbari district of Bangladesh on Wednesday evening. So far 16 people have died in the accident, while many people are still missing. There were about 40 passengers in the bus.
The rescue team pulled out the bus after about 6 hours with the help of a ship named ‘Hamza’. 14 bodies were found inside the bus, while divers had already recovered the bodies of two women.
With the help of fire service, coast guard, police and army teams, divers are searching for the missing people. According to police, about 11 passengers swam out or were rescued.
Officials said the bus was going to Dhaka. Most of the passengers aboard were returning after spending the Eid holidays, including many children.
Prime Minister Tariq Rehman took information about the accident and instructed the officials to speed up the rescue work and investigation.
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An earthquake of 4.5 magnitude occurred in Myanmar, tremors were felt a day before also.
An earthquake of 4.5 magnitude occurred in Myanmar late Wednesday night. The epicenter of the earthquake was recorded at a depth of 120 kilometers.
According to experts, earthquakes occurring at a depth of 120 km are kept in the intermediate category. The effect of such earthquake is less on the surface.
According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), an earthquake of 3.9 magnitude was recorded in Myanmar on Tuesday also. Its depth was 90 kilometers.
Myanmar falls in an earthquake sensitive area. Here there is constant movement between the Indian, Eurasian, Sunda and Burma plates.
A major fault line called Sagaing Fault passes through the country, due to which Mandalay, Yangon and surrounding areas remain at risk of earthquake.
US President Trump will visit China on May 14-15, the visit was postponed due to Iran war.
US President Donald Trump will visit China on May 14 and 15. The tour was initially scheduled for late March, but was postponed due to the ongoing war in Iran.
According to the White House, Trump will meet President Xi Jinping in China. No condition was placed between the two countries regarding postponing the meeting. China has agreed to change the date.
After this, the tour schedule of Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan to America will also be decided this year. Trump and his wife Melania Trump will host him in Washington.
Trump and Xi Jinping last met in South Korea in October.
