bailey road fire
Bailey Road Fire: 'Kacchi Bhai' owner placed on 2-day remand
A Dhaka court today placed Sohel Siraj, owner of "Kacchi Bhai" restaurant, on a two-day police remand in connection with a case filed over the deadly fire at the Green Cozy Cottage shopping mall on Bailey Road in Dhaka on February 29 that claimed 46 lives
Familiar risks haunt Chattogram markets
Lack of fire safety measures in buildings is unacceptable
Someone must answer for the rising fires
Statistics reveal continual decline in fire safety standards
Arbitrary drives will not prevent fire tragedies
Rajuk, fire service, city corporations all must do their jobs throughout the year
Can we rethink the city we want?
This rapid expansion of the restaurant sector has led to the cutting of many vital corners when it comes to safety.
Can the overly enthusiastic drives stop restaurant fires?
The Bailey Road fire, which killed at least 46 people on the last night of February, once again points to the massive flaws in the safety system of businesses in the sprawling Dhaka city and highlights the urgency to ramp up monitoring and interventions to avoid preventable deaths.
Echoes of appreciation
The usual scene at Shahbag crossing often resembles the unpredictability of a game of ludo, where the traffic signal acts as the notorious big snake, swallowing travellers just before they reach their destination.
What if a school falls to fire hazards next?
Alarming number of educational institutions at risk of fire
Ensure safety compliance from high-rise owners
Govt must solve systemic issues, ensure accountability
'I jumped off the roof for my life'
Recounts one survivor as others say the blaze-hit building has no emergency exit
Family of five burnt to death just 18 days before fresh start
For Syed Mobarak Hossain, everything was falling into place after years of struggle
At least 46 dead of 'carbon monoxide inhalation': Samanta Lal
At least 46 people died and 12 were injured in last night's fire at a seven-storey building on Bailey Road in the capital, Health Minister Samanta Lal Sen said this morning
President, PM express shock over Bailey Road blaze
President Mohammed Sahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed deep shock and sorrow over the fire incident at a commercial-cum-residential building on Bailey Road in Dhaka that claimed dozens of lives
Another victim dies, death toll now 45
The death toll from last night's deadly fire in a building on Bailey Road in the capital rose to 45 as another injured died at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital this morning
39 of 46 victims identified, 33 bodies handed over to families
The bodies of 39 people, out of 46 who were killed in last night’s Bailey Road fire, have been identified
In pictures: Bailey Road fire
A fire razed through a building Green Cozy Cottage Shopping Mall on Bailey Road of the capital on Thursday night killing scores and injuring dozens
Bailey Road fire: At least 44 dead
At least 44 people were killed in a fire that broke out at a seven-storey commercial building on Bailey Road in Dhaka last night.
44 lives lost to Bailey Road blaze
33 died at DMCH, 10 at the burn institute, and one at Central Police Hospital