9 charred to death as major fire tears through Bangladesh slum
Dhaka : A major fire in Bangladesh gutted over 200 shanties, killing at least nine persons including two children in the port city of Chittagong Sunday.
The devastating blaze broke out in the wee hours when most of the slum dwellers were asleep, Dhaka Tribune reported. The reason behind the fire was not immediately known.
Nine people, including two children, have been burned to death at a slum in Chaktai area, the report said.
According to the officials, the fire, which destroyed over 200 shanties, started at Bhera Market slum around 3:32 AM (local time). It took nearly five hours to control the raging fire, the report added.
A four-member committee has been formed to investigate the incident. The local administration will provide 20,000 taka (USD 238) to the victims' families for burial.
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ICSE, ISC results: Girls outperform boys, pass rate over 99%
New Delhi (PTI): The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations on Thursday announced the Class 10 and Class 12 results for 2026, with overall pass percentages of 99.18 per cent and 99.13 per cent, respectively.
A total of 2,58,721 candidates appeared for the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE), or Class 10, examination.
About 1,03,316 students took the Indian School Certificate (ISC), or Class 12, exam.
Girls outperformed boys in both examinations.
In ICSE, girls recorded a pass percentage of 99.46 per cent compared to 98.93 per cent for boys.
In ISC, girls achieved a 99.48 per cent pass percentage, while those of boys stood at 98.81 per cent.
Students can now access their scorecards on the official website cisce.org.
