Banani FR Tower Fire
Banani FR Tower fire: Rupayan Group chairman relieved of charges
A Dhaka court today relieved Mukul Liakat Ali Khan alias Mukul, chairman of Rupayan Group, from the charges of a case filed over a devastating fire that ripped through the 22-storey FR Tower in the capital's Banani in 2019
FR Tower: Rajuk ex-chief engineer gets bail on health grounds
The High Court grants bail to former chief engineer of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) Saidur Rahman in a case filed over forgery in the design of Banani’s FR Tower that was ravaged by a deadly fire in March this year.
FR TOWER CASE / Rajuk assistant director gets bail
Rajuk Assistant Director Shah Md Sadrul Alam, who was arrested in a case filed over design manipulation of Banani’s FR Tower, has secured bail from a Dhaka court.
FR Tower land owner Faruque gets bail
A Dhaka court grants bail to land owner of FR Tower SMHI Faruque considering his illness and old age in two separate cases filed for illegal extension of the high rise building in the capital’s Banani.
FR Tower owner Tasvir Ul Islam gets bail
A Dhaka court grants ad-interim bail to Tasvir Ul Islam, one of the owners of Banani FR Tower, in connection with a case filed over his alleged involvement in illegally extending the building.
ACC arrests FR Tower owner Tasvirul
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested Tasvirul Islam, one of the owners of Banani’s FR Tower, in a case filed for his alleged involvement in illegally extending the high-rise building that caught fire in March.
FR Tower design forgery: Rajuk assistant director sent to jail
A Dhaka court sends Assistant Director of Rajuk Shah Md Sadrul Alam to jail after rejecting his bail petition in connection with a case filed over design forgery of FR Tower in Dhaka’s Banani.
FR Tower design forgery: SC clears way for 2 Rajuk officials’ arrest
The Supreme Court clears way for the Anti-Corruption Commission to arrest two officials of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha in a case filed for forgery over the design of FR Tower in Dhaka’s Banani.
FR Tower: It had no approval above 18 storey
The controversial 23-storey FR Tower in the capital’s Banani had no approval for floors above 18, said Housing and Public Works Minister SM Rezaul Karim yesterday, citing findings of a ministerial probe committee.
Ensure safety at workplace
The European Union wants Bangladesh to replicate the safety standards in garment factories at all buildings to ensure workplace safety.
Opinion: Are we learning?
We lost 25 office-goers last Thursday for no fault of theirs. Scores remain injured, some in serious condition.
High-rises in The Capital: Concern over sloppy fire safety measures
Most high-rise buildings in Dhaka lack fire safety measures, which can cause high causalities in case of a fire, experts said.
IEB forms probe body to investigate Banani fire incident
The Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) forms an eight-member committee to investigate the Banani FR Tower fire incident.
It is murder, not an accident: Minister
Public Works and Housing Minister SM Rezaul Karim terms the deaths of Banani FR Tower fire victims as “murders”.
'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: 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.
