bangabazar fire
PM inaugurates construction of new Bangabazar Wholesale Market
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated construction of the 10-storey Bangabazar Nagar Wholesale Market in the capital
One year since Bangabazar fire: Now a shadow of its former self
Even little over a year ago, Bangabazar market used to be crowded with shoppers and traders from dawn till midnight ahead of Eid. But now, it’s a shadow of its former self.
Bangabazar a shell of its old self this winter
Traders struggle to bounce back from last April’s fire
Bangabazar missing typical rush ahead of Eid
Traders at the Bangabazar Shopping Complex, one of the largest clothing retail and wholesale hubs in Bangladesh, are typically busy buying and selling products ahead of Eid-ul-Azha each year.
Have a safe and joyous Eid
Eid comes at trying times but together we can forge ahead
MCCI donates Tk 1.42 crore to Bangabazar fire victims
The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) today gave Tk 1.42 crore as financial assistance to 142 affected small traders of Bangabazar fire incident.
New Super Market Fire: Short circuit might have caused it
An electric short circuit might have caused the fire at Dhaka New Super Market on Saturday, say investigators.
Traders of Bangabazar: Rehabilitation needed, not donations
Defying scorching heat and leaving past the fire disaster, traders of Bangabazar, who are fighting against odds, have opened their temporary stalls. Selling clothes bought with loaned money, they are trying to bounce back in a time which was supposed to be the most profit-making time of the year ahead of Eid.
Bangabazar shop owners resume business under open sky
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh formally inaugurated business activities at the site
Bangabazar complex marked as major fire risk 4 years ago
Four years ago the Department of Fire Service and Civil Defence declared the Bangabazar Shopping Complex a fire risk.
Crowd of onlookers 'the main obstruction': fire service DG
The crowd of onlookers was the biggest hindrance to firefighting efforts and caused a delay in bringing the devastating fire at the Bangabazar Shopping Complex under control, said the fire service director general
We save lives but we are attacked: fire service DG
"I am very disappointed. We work for the people. We sacrifice our lives for the people… but they attacked us"
'Bangabazar fire burns over Tk 1,000cr investments into ashes'
The devastating fire at the Bangabazar Shopping Complex may have burnt more than Tk 1,000 crore worth of investment into ashes, said the president of the Bangladesh Dokan Malik Samity, the apex trade body of shop owners.
10 years' investment goes up in flames in a few seconds
"Starting with one shop, we expanded to five shops over the past 10 years. We had a business worth Tk 5 crore. Now we have nothing,"
999 service suspended due to Bangabazar fire
The massive fire at the Bangabazar Shopping Complex disrupted operations of national emergency service 999, forcing authorities to temporarily suspend the service.
Fire originated at Adarsha Market, say witnesses
The fire that has been raging for more almost six hours at the capital's Bangabazar originated in a shop at Adarsha Market, a market under the Bangabazar Shopping Complex, witnesses said.
Live updates: Smoke still coming out of Annexco Tower
Smoke was seen coming out of the nearby Annexco Tower more than four hours after the fire at Bangabazar Shopping Complex was brought under control
Bangabazar fire: 4 firefighters injured as mob attacks fire service HQ
Two of the four firefighters -- Rabiul Islam and Atikur Rahman -- were rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, said Rashed-Bin-Khaled, duty officer of the fire service
Bangabazar fire spreads to nearby markets: witnesses
"Fire has spread to at least six markets"