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Bangladesh factory fire

At least 52 people have been killed in the fire in the food processing plant near Dhaka

We'll get our correspondent to explain what we know so far about a fire in a food processing plant near Dhaka, Bangladesh. Hundreds of people were said to be inside the factory when the fire began on Thursday night.

The region of Catalonia is re-imposing restrictions on nightlife due to a huge surge in coronavirus cases. We’ll hear from two club owners on how they feel about closing their clubs once again. What’s been the impact on their business and the industry? What has been the impact on them mentally and financially?

And a teenage basketball prodigy has become the first African American to win the US Scripps National Spelling Bee competition. Zaila Avant-garde, a 14-year-old from New Orleans, Louisiana, cruised to victory with the word "murraya", a type of tropical tree. We’ll reflect the conversation about her being the first African American to win the competition.

Picture:The fire at the Hashem Foods Ltd factory in Rupganj, Narayanganj district, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh (Reuters / Mohammad Ponir Hossain)

50 minutes

Last on

Fri 9 Jul 202115:06GMT

Broadcast

  • Fri 9 Jul 202115:06GMT

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