Gulistan blast

Gulistan blast

Dog awarded for heroic service in the aftermath of Gulistan blast

The dog named Cheetah played a critical role in recovering bodies from the damaged Gulistan building where an explosion took place on March 7, killing 24 people and leaving over a 100 injured

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Gulistan blast / Injured college student dies, death toll now 24

A college student, who suffered burns in the Gulistan blast on March 7, died at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery this afternoon.

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Gulistan blast / ‘Call me baba one last time’

Says father of deceased Mirza Azam

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Gulistan blast / Another victim dies, death toll now 23

Mirza Azam, who was undergoing treatment at the institute with 80 percent burns, died around 9:30am, Samanta Lal Sen, chief coordinator of the hospital, told The Daily Star

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Gulistan blast: Police file case over deaths due to negligence

Police have filed a case over deaths due to negligence against unidentified persons in connection with Tuesday's deadly blast at a building in the capital's Gulistan area.

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Gulistan blast / Decision on fate of affected building after 45 days, says Rajuk official

It will take 45 days to assess whether the building in Gulistan, which was the site of a deadly blast on Tuesday that claimed 22 lives so far, will be repaired or demolished

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Gulistan blast: Rajuk begins work to stabilise affected building

Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) has started propping up the damaged pillars of the Gulistan building where a blast on Tuesday

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Gulistan blast: Another dies in burn institute, death toll now 22

Another victim of the Siddikbazar tragedy succumbed to his injuries today at the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery

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Why have homes become gas chambers?

National Human Rights Commission Chairman Kamal Uddin Ahmed has questioned why homes and institutions have turned into gas chambers.

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DB arrests 3, including 2 building owners

Detectives today arrested three people, including the two owners of the building in Dhaka’s Siddikbazar area where a deadly blast on Tuesday resulted in the deaths of 21 people

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No more bodies inside damaged building: fire service

"We conducted rescue operation since morning. So far we came to know there are no missing persons. There is no body inside the building"

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Another body recovered, death toll now 21

The body was brought out from the severely damaged building around 12:15pm

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Gulistan blast: 9 in critical condition at burn institute

All the nine victims of Gulistan explosion, who are undergoing treatment at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, are in critical condition

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Rajuk to conduct survey on markets, eateries in Dhaka basements

The survey will be conducted in 24 sub-zones of the eight zones, Rajuk official said

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Gulistan blast: Family members in grim wait as search for Swapan continues

Swapan, a manager of a shop in the basement of the building, has been missing since the explosion on Tuesday, which has so far claimed 20 lives.

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Rescue efforts resume on 3rd day after deadly Gulistan blast

"We started working at 8:00am. As there was a lot of water under the building at that time, the water was irrigated and the rescue work started around 8:45am"

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Siddikbazar building: 9 out of 24 columns damaged

Nine out of 24 columns in the basement and ground floor of the Siddikbazar building in the capital's Gulistan were damaged in yesterday's explosion, said Rajuk member (development) Maj (retd) Shamsuddin Ahmed Chowdhury

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Unnatural death case filed over Gulistan blast

Police filed an unnatural death case over Tuesday's explosion at a Siddikbazar building in Dhaka's Gulistan that left at least 20 persons dead

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