Deadly Dhaka blaze prompts calls for government action on building safety
Dhaka, BangladeshThomson Reuters Foundation Bangladesh must enforce its building code and safety regulations if it is to avoid more disasters like the fire that killed at least 70 people in a centuries-old neighbourhood of the capital this week, experts said. The fire in Chawkbazar, a commercial region in Old Dhaka, began on Wednesday night in […]
Another church building sealed shut in Algeria
Morning Star News Authorities in Algeria sealed shut a church site on Tuesday, even after Christian leaders complied with orders to meet building codes, sources said. In Azaghar village near Akbou, about 185 kilometres east of Algiers in Bejaia Province, Kabylie Region, eight policemen sealed shut the doors of the Church of Jesus Christ, pastor […]