Banani fire
FR Tower: Plot owner held for flouting building code
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) arrests SMHI Faruque, the land owner of FR Tower for his alleged connection to the illegal extension of Banani’s high rise building that caught fire in March.
FR Tower Design Forgery: HC orders two Rajuk officials to surrender
The High Court yesterday directed two Rajuk officials to surrender before a lower court in six weeks in connection with a case filed for forgery over the design of FR Tower.
FR Tower owner Tasvirul gets bail
A Dhaka court grants bail to Tasvirul Islam, one of the owners of FR Tower in a case filed over the fire that ripped through the high-rise, killing 26 last month.
Hero fireman's final farewell
“I am dying…visit me at the hospital if you can,” were the final words he uttered to his mother, Halima Begum, over phone on the very day he was critically injured during the FR Tower rescue operation.
Editorial / Honouring a true hero
We are saddened by the premature death of Sohel Rana, the 25-year-old firefighter who saved many lives at the risk of losing his own during the Banani FR Tower fire on March 28.
Home minister assures job for Sohel’s family
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal assures a job for a family member of firefighter Sohel Rana, who died as a hero of Banani fire tragedy.
Sohel dies a hero
Four years ago, a poor family in Kishoreganj dreamt of better days as their eldest son, Sohel Rana, had joined the Fire Service and Civil Defence as a fireman.
Banani fireman Sohel dies at Singapore hospital
Firefighter Sohel Rana, who sustained serious injuries during FR Tower fire rescue operation, dies at a hospital in Singapore.
Greed of owners, Rajuk caused FR tower fire: Minister
It was the unbridled greed of the building owners, developer and Rajuk officials that led to FR Tower fire tragedy which claimed the lives of 26 people, says the public works minister at a meet-the-press in the capital.
'Only two ways to escape'
Exhausted and terrified, Saifur Rahman, employee of Amraa network office on the 17th floor of the 22-storey Faruk Rupayan Tower in the capital's Kamal Ataturk Avenue, sat on the pavement near the building.
Banani Fire Kills 19
At least 19 people were killed and around 100 others injured as a deadly fire tore through 22-storey FR Tower in the capital's Banani area yesterday.
JS body urges Wasa to set up water hydrants in Dhaka
A parliamentary body asks the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) to set up necessary number of water hydrants in the capital city to fight fire accident.
Banani fire: Transmission of Duronto TV, Radio Today shut down
The transmission of a private television channel Duronto TV and a radio channel Radio Today has been offline since a fire broke out at FR Tower in Dhaka’s Banani area.
Ensure proper treatment of Banani fire injured: PM
Expressing deep shock at the loss of lives and property in a devastating fire at FR Tower in Dhaka's Banani area, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asks the authorities concerned to ensure the proper treatment of the injured.
Identities of Banani fire victims
Six of the 19 victims who died in the devastating fire at the 22-storey FR Tower have been identified.
‘Never thought would come out alive’
Badsha Faisal, a survivor of the Banani high-rise building fire, narrates his three-hour-long battle for survival.
Banani fire in pictures
At least nineteen persons are killed and many others are injured in a fire that broke out at Banani FR Tower in Dhaka.
Banani fire: Sri Lankan man falls to death
A Sri Lankan national reportedly falls to his death while escaping the fire at a high-rise building in Dhaka’s Banani area.