Inward remittance of the country shrinks by 23%
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One dies while attending Janaza!
Bangladesh will not join ICC T20 World Cup in India
Inward remittance of the country shrinks by 23%
Further clash between Dhaka and Ideal college
One dies while attending Janaza!
Bangladesh will not join ICC T20 World Cup in India
International Desk: At least 35 people were killed, including 22 children, in a gun attack at a day care center in Thailand. The attack was carried out in Nong Bua Lampu in the northeast of the country on Thursday. The attacker is a former member of the police.
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The attacker, armed with a shotgun, a pistol and a knife, opened fire on children and adults at the centre in Nong Bua Lamphu province on Thursday before fleeing the scene in a pick-up truck.
The gunman forced his way into a locked room where children were sleeping at the time, according to a witness.
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A senior police officer in Nong Bua Lamphu province told that the dead included 23 children, two teachers and a police officer. The attacking police officer first shot and killed four to five employees of the daycare center. A female teacher was among them Who is 8 months pregnant.
Police spokesman Archon Kraitong said the gunman entered the children's day care center in Nong Bua Lamphu town on Thursday. After the attack, the gunman went home and killed himself and his wife and child.
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District officer Jidapa Bunsam said the police officer who attacked was fired a few days ago due to a drug-related incident. When the gunman arrived at the daycare center, there were about 30 children there.
Meanwhile, in a video posted on social media, relatives of the victims were seen crying after the bloody massacre. In another video, a representative of one of the country's television channels asks a woman at the scene how many children were at the day care center. At that time, the woman said, "30 people... But only one of them survived.
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Thai Prime Minister, Prayuth Chan-ocha, expressed his condolences to the victims, calling the attack "tragic". On his Facebook page, Ocha wrote that he has instructed all the agencies to provide quick treatment to the injured.
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