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Bangladesh explosion kills dozens

Nearly fifty people dead in fire that continues to rage close to Chittagong port.

Officials in Bangladesh say exploding chemical containers have hampered efforts to extinguish a blaze at a storage depot which has killed dozens of people. We hear from the scene.

Also on the programme, Russia uses missiles to strike the Ukrainian capital Kyiv -- meanwhile as Russian forces push on in the east, we'll hear about the hard choices facing people in the city of Slovyansk; and as four days of Platinum Jubilee celebrations come to an end, we'll reflect on Queen Elizabeth's enduring appeal.

(Photo: Fire at the inland container depot at Sitakunda, near Chittagong; Credit: Al Mahmud BS/Handout via REUTERS)

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  • Sun 5 Jun 202220:06GMT

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