Chawkbazar Fire
Old Dhaka fire: 6 bodies recovered
At least six persons died in a fire at a plastic factory in old Dhaka's Chawkbazar area that originated this noon.
Old Dhaka plastic factory has no safety measures: Fire Service
The polythene and plastic factory in old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar area that was burning for over two and half hours today (August 15, 2022) has no minimum fire safety measures, fire officials said.
2019 Chawkbazar fire: Charges accepted against 2 Wahed Mansion owners, 6 others
A Dhaka court today accepted the charges brought against eight people, including two owners of Wahed Mansion -- from where a deadly fire originated in February 2019 and killed 71 people.
Chawkbazar fire: 2 Wahed Mansion owners remanded
A Dhaka Court places the two owners of Wahed Mansion -- from where the deadly Chawkbazar fire originated -- on a seven-day remand each in a case filed over the deaths of 70 people.
10-day remand sought for owners of Wahed Mansion
Chawkbazar police seeks a 10-day remand for quizzing two owners of the Wahed Mansion, the centre of deadly Chawkbazar fire, in a case filed over the deaths of 70 people.
Dhaka's urban politics, Haussmann, and related thoughts
After the tragic Chawkbazar inferno in Old Dhaka, I have been thinking about what it would take to bring some urban sanity to a complex megacity like Dhaka.
Chawkbazar tragedy: Wife gets husband's body after 21 days
Wife of a rickshaw puller gets her husband's body, 21 days after the devastating Chawkbazar fire.
Fire started on first floor
A home ministry probe body formed after the Chawkbazar fire concluded that the flames originated from the first floor of Wahed Mansion.
Chawkbazar Fire: 11 of the dead identified thru' DNA test
The CID's Forensic DNA Laboratory has so far identified 11 bodies, burnt beyond recognition in the fatal Chawkbazar fire, through DNA tests.
Old Dhaka needs a change from within
Mubasshar Hussain, architect and vice president, Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA), talks to Naznin Tithi of The Daily Star
Drive barred again
For the second consecutive day, a section of Old Dhaka traders created obstacles to the drive against illegal chemical warehouses yesterday.
Traders fume at chemical drive
The authorities on several occasions after 2010 Nimtoli fire urged the traders of Old Dhaka to relocate their chemical factories and warehouses from residential areas. But they did not pay heed to the repeated requests.
Fire at Chawkbazar in Old Dhaka again, 3 suffer burns
Three youths suffer “severe burns” as a fire breaks out at a scrap-metal shop in Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar area this afternoon.
Chawkbazar fire: Social bodies blame govt
A group of social activists blame the government for the fire at Chawkbazar that killed 70 people on February 20.
Owned's 'Bondi' released
The music video for rock band Owned's Bondi has been released on their social media platforms, including their Facebook page and
Chemical Warehouses, Factories: Crackdown begins in old town
It seems nothing has changed in West Shaheednagar area of Old Dhaka.
Shift dangerous chemicals from Old Dhaka immediately
A roundtable organised by The Daily Star titled “Chawkbazar Tragedy: Way Forward” on February 26 brought together experts, chemical importers and traders, and other stakeholders to discuss the imperatives in the aftermath of the Chawkbazar fire.
Govt may relocate Old Dhaka’s chemicals to Kadamtoli, Tongi
The chemical substances of Old Dhaka may be relocated to the capital’s Kadamtoli and Gazipur’s Tongi.
HC upset as post-Nimtoli suggestions gather dust
Expressing dissatisfaction at the authorities' failure to implement the government probe committee's 17 recommendations over the 2010 Nimtoli fire, the High Court yesterday questioned their inaction.