Dhaka fire
New Super Market fire fully extinguished
"The fire was completely put out. Three units of the fire service worked all night," said Akhtaruzzaman told reporters at the spot
New Super Market blaze: Hopes reduced to ashes
Sarees, worth about Tk 85 lakh, were completely damaged at Razzak's shops on the second floor of the market. He, however, could save around 15 percent of his stock after throwing sacks filled with sarees to the ground from the second floor
Traders blame demolition work on footbridge for fire
While a fire gutted many shops in the capital's New Super Market in Dhaka this morning, some traders said the fire was caused by pre-dawn electrical works on a footbridge adjoining the market
New Market closed till further notice
New Market will remain closed until further instructions as a fire ripped through the adjoining Dhaka New Super Market early this morning, a few days ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.
Fire brought under control after 3.5 hours
Thirty firefighting units brought the blaze under control at 9:10am
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"
48 units engaged as fire still rages after 5 hours
The cause of the fire could not be known immediately
Nimtoli to Chawkbazar: Monument built, no lessons learnt
After an inferno claimed 124 lives in Old Dhaka's Nimtoli in 2010, a monument was built at that place. The structure, named “Nimtoli Tragedy”, bears many inscriptions. One of them says it was built to raise awareness on fire and the dangers of storing chemicals in residential buildings.
Hasan for looking into BNP’s link to fire incident
Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud says Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir’s statement that ‘the Chawlkbazar fire incident occurred due to absence of democracy’ prompted to look into whether the BNP perpetrated any act of sabotage concerning the tragic incident.
Chawkbazar tragedy: Dilip Barua blames Amu
Blaming immediate past industries minister Amir Hossain Amu, Bangladesher Samyabadi Dal General Secretary Dilip Barua says the relocation of process of chemical godowns from the old town would have been easy, had he (Amu) taken the issue seriously.
Chawkbazar fire caused by gas cylinder blast: Mayor
The fire that left 67 people dead in Old Dhaka originated from a blast of a private car’s gas cylinder, Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sayeed Khokon says quoting police.
PM gives ‘standing directive’ against chemical warehouses in Old Dhaka: Quader
There is a "standing directive" from the prime minister to remove all chemical establishments from Old Dhaka immediately, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says.
The agonising wait
With dazed eyes on a blank face, five-year-old Sanin lay nestled in the arms of her father Suman, who was standing just yards off the Dhaka Medical College morgue yesterday.
Old Dhaka's ticking TIMEBOMB
The old town blaze that claimed at least 67 lives could have been even more devastating had the flames came into contact with the huge stockpile of chemicals in the basement of Haji Wahed Mansion.
Noakhali mourns
A pall of gloom has descended on many villages of Noakhali as 13 of the 67 victims in Chawkbazar fire already identified hailed from the district.
Collective failure
The devastating fire in Chawkbazar is the outcome of a collective failure of the authorities concerned.
Chemicals fed the fire
But one thing is sure, chemicals and flammable objects had fed the flames that almost gutted Haji Wahed Mansion and partly damaged three other adjoining buildings on Wednesday night, causing the fire to last longer, said exerts and members of a probe committee.