Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, March 5

DHAKA -- A devastating fire swept through several camps of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh's southeastern Cox's Bazar district Sunday, destroying about 2,000 homes and leaving thousands of people homeless.

No casualties have so far been reported, according to local media. (Bangladesh-Refugee Camp-Fire)

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TOKYO -- Some 40 percent of Japanese companies want the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to scale down