The pressure of vehicles increases through the Padma Bridge ahead of Eid. It also collects a lot of tolls. However, the Padma Bridge has set a new record of toll collection in 24 hours of this year's Eid journey. Amirul Haider Chowdhury, the Additional Director of the Padma Bridge Site Office, said that from Monday 12am to Tuesday 12am 45,204 vehicles crossed the Padma Bridge. A total of  Tk 4,90,67,050, toll was collected which is the highest so far in a single day. Meanwhile, on June 27 last year, the highest record of toll collection on the Padma Bridge was recorded. On that day, 43,137 vehicles crossed the bridge and Tk 4,60,53,300 toll was colleted. Earlier, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated most the awaited bridge on June 25.  

The death toll in the Gaza Strip from ongoing Israeli attacks has exceeded 33,000. More than 24,000 women and children were among the dead. The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip has announced in a statement that  the total death toll is about 33,037 and more than 75,668 are injured since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out on Oct. 7, 2023, reports Al Jazeera on Friday (April 5). The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) released several posts on X on the eve of the Palestinian Child Day stated, "1,000 children have lost either one or both of their legs in Gaza." Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) stated that Israel kills around four children per hour in Gaza. However, Israel has been launching a large-scale offensive against Hamas in Gaza to retaliate against a Hamas rampage through the southern Israeli border on October 7, 2023. About Two million people in Gaza bocame refugee by Israeli attacks.  

The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 30,534, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement on Monday (March 4). According to the statement, the Israeli army killed 124 Palestinians and wounded 210 others during the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 30,534 and injuries to 71,920 since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out on October 7, 2023. It noted that some victims remain under the rubble amid heavy bombardment and a lack of civil defense and ambulance crews. Israel has been launching a large-scale offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip to retaliate against a Hamas rampage through the southern Israeli border on October 7, 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed and more than 200 taken hostage.   Source: Shine

Three more devotees died at the Ijtema venue in Tongi, Gazipur. Taking the death toll to 10 including a Sub-Inspector The 3 deceased were identified as Nousher Ali, 65, son of Shamser Ali of Sherpur district, A Kader, 55, son of Belayet Hossain of Bhola district and Swadhin, son of Hossain Ahmed of Netrakona district. Earlier, seven people had died on the Ijtema ground. However, three died on the way to the Ijtema venue. The 7 deceased were identified as Abdus Sattar, 70, son of Abul Hossain, Ekhlas Mia, 68, son of Abdus Sobhan of Netrakona, Shah Alam, 60, son of Najir Ahmed of Bhola district, Matiur Rahman, 60 of Jamalpur district, Yunus Mia, 60 of Brahmanbaria district, Zaman Mia, 40 of Chapainawabganj and Sub-Inspector Hasan Uzzaman (30) was killed by a bus on the way to Ijtema.   Habibullah Raihan, coordinator of Biswa Ijtema media cell as well as Jahangir Alam, supervisor of Tongi Shaheed Ahsanullah Master General Hospital confirmed the deaths to reporters. The deceased were identified as Abdus Sattar, 70, son of Abul Hossain, Ekhlas Mia, 68, son of Abdus Sobhan of Netrakona, Shah Alam, 60, son of Najir Ahmed of Bhola district, Matiur Rahman, 60 of Jamalpur district, Yunus Mia, 60 of Brahmanbaria district, Zaman Mia, 40 of Chapainawabganj and Hasanuzzaman, 30, sub-inspector.

More than 60 people have so far been reported dead in the wake of the 7.6-magnitude earthquake which struck Japan on New Year's Day. Authorities warned heavy rain could trigger landslides as rescue operations continue. Japanese rescuers searched for survivors of the New Year's Day earthquake on Wednesday ahead of predicted freezing temperatures and heavy rains that threatened to bring about landslides. The devastating quake rattled Ishikawa prefecture on the west coast of the main island of Honshu, killing at least 62 individuals and destroying hundreds of buildings and sparking fires. The destruction isolated the remote area, and rescuers have since struggled to find survivors. What is the scale of the destruction? The regional government said it expected the death toll to climb, with poor weather conditions and damaged roads complicating rescue efforts. Some 300 people have been injured, 20 of them seriously, with over 31,800 in shelters, the government said. At least 200 buildings had collapsed. "It's been over 40 hours since the initial quake. This is a battle against time, and I believe now is a crucial moment in that battle," Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday after an emergency task force meeting. Authorities doubled the number of military personnel dispatched to join the rescue mission. Some 400 other tremors have hit the region since Monday's massive 7.6-magnitude quake, the Japanese Meteorological Agency said. Rainfall, power cuts, water shortages reported Japan's national weather agency advised people to be on alert for landslides, with rainfall expected to continue until Thursday. Suzu area municipal mayor Masuhiro Izumiya said there were "almost no houses standing" in one of the area's towns on the hard-hit Noto peninsula. He described the situation as "completely catastrophic." Some 32,800 households remained without power in Ishikawa prefecture, according to local authorities. Many cities were still without running water, with food also in short supply.  Food and emergency supplies arriving in the region struggled to make their way to those in need, due to damaged and blocked roads.

Indonesian rescuers searching the slopes of Mount Marapi after the volcano's weekend eruption have found 11 more bodies. One person is still unaccounted for. The death toll from the eruption of Indonesia's Mount Marapi volcano has risen to 22 after rescue teams discovered 11 more bodies, officials said Tuesday. "We don't expect to find any more survivors," said Abdul Malik, the head of the local rescue service. More than 50 people were rescued from the mountain on Sunday, while 11 others were initially confirmed dead.  "The safety of our team has to be our priority. It's been raining incessantly since yesterday evening, making paths slippery and hindering the evacuation team," Malik said. Rescuers had been focusing on a particularly popular rocky area where many climbers are thought to have camped.   Two bodies were found on Monday, and nine more were discovered on Tuesday. One person is still unaccounted for. What do we ?know about Mount Marapi Mount Marapi on the island of Sumatra — not to be confused with the similarly named volcano Mount Merapi on the island of Java — is 2,891 meters (9,484 feet) high and one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia. Experts had detected signs of increased volcanic activity over the past several months. Marapi erupted on Sunday, spewing an ash tower 3,000 meters high and raining volcanic debris onto nearby villages. Many of the dead showed signs of severe burns. "Some suffered from burns because it was very hot, and they have been taken to the hospital. Those who are injured were the ones who got closer to the crater," Rudy Rinaldi, head of the West Sumatra Disaster Mitigation Agency told AFP news agency.  Authorities set up a three-kilometer evacuation zone around the crater and ordered residents to wear face masks, hats and glasses to protect themselves from volcanic ash other debris. Dozens of smaller eruptions have been detected since the main eruption. Indonesia lies in the Pacific Ring of Fire, where the meeting of continental plates causes high volcanic and seismic activity. It has nearly 130 active volcanoes.

Having just emerged from the worst drought in decades, Kenya is now battling incessant rain and flash floods associated with the El Nino phenomenon. The death toll from weeks of persistent rain and resultant flooding in Kenya has risen to at least 120 people, Interior Minister Raymond Omollo said on Tuesday. People from nearly 90,000 households have been displaced due to flood waters and are being accommodated in 120 makeshift camps, he said. The floods — a result of persistent rain due to the El Nino weather phenomenon — come as eastern Africa battles to recover from its worst drought in four decades. How is Kenya dealing with the floods? Officials have pledged to develop an early warning system to better deal with such situations. Kenyan President William Ruto spoke of releasing millions of dollars in to the affected areas. "The above-normal precipitation, resulting from El Nino, has led to widespread flooding that has regrettably led to loss of lives, displacement of families, disease outbreaks, destruction of infrastructure and property, as well as prolonged power outages across Kenya and many parts of the eastern Africa region," a statement from Ruto's office read after an emergency meeting on Monday. Aid agencies on the ground report that thousands of homes have been washed away or are marooned. Meanwhile, large areas of farmland have been submerged in flood waters with tens of thousands of livestock drowned, aid agencies said. Four counties in eastern Kenya, namely Tana River, Garissa, Wajir and Mandera, have been worst affected, Omollo said. "All major dams are being monitored but Kiambere has a meter remaining to overflow," he said, referring to the Kiambere Hydroelectric Power Station in Tana River. Omollo called on "those downstream to move to higher ground even as government enhances power generation to mitigate the challenge." Kenya's weather forecasting agency has predicted that heavy rain will continue until January 2024. Extreme weather in the Horn of Africa Apart from Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia are also battling flash floods caused by El Nino's torrential rains. In Somalia, at least 96 people have died and 700,000 have been displaced, Kenya's government said on Tuesday. Countries in the Horn of Africa region are some of the most vulnerable to climate change and extreme weather events caused by global warming. While addressing the European Parliament ahead of UN's COP28 climate summit in Dubai, Ruto warned that Africa was "at the forefront of environmental vulnerability". 

The health ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza said early Sunday that more than 8,000 had been killed in the Palestinian territory since the start of the war with Israel on October 7. Reports BSS "The death toll linked to the Israeli aggression is past 8,000, half of whom are children," the ministry told AFP. The last toll, issued early Saturday, was of 7,703 dead.  

Three people were killed in an Israeli drone strike in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. Israeli forces said they launched the drone strike after coming under fire from a group of people during a raid in the Jenin refugee camp.  The military said "hits were identified." The Palestinian Authority's official news agency, WAFA, reported that the drone fired at least two projectiles, citing sources in the camp. According to the health ministry, more than 100 Palestinians have been killed in the occupied West Bank in clashes with Israeli forces since October 7 as the Israeli military pursues Palestinian militants in the aftermath of the Hamas terror attack from Gaza.

At least 20 people were killed and many others injured as two trains collide near Bhairab Bazar Junction Railway Station. Rail Police said, A freight train from Chattogram didn't stop at a set of lights and smashed into three carriages of Egaro sindhur express on Monday, October 23.  Bhairab Bazar's fire fighter Russell said, "We got the news of the accident around 4 pm. Police and fire service personnel are working on the spot to rescue the injured. The number of people killed in the accident is yet to be confirmed. But at least 20 people have been killed so far. More casualties are expected."