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
Death toll from Old Dhaka chemical warehouse fire now 70
The death toll from the fire at a chemical warehouse in Chawkbazar area of Old Dhaka jumps to 70, says Fire Service and Civil Defence.
An ever-looming danger
More than eight years after the devastating fire in Old Dhaka's Nimtoli that killed 123 people, chemical warehouses, considered prime fire hazards, are still being run in the old parts of the city, due to lack of proper action by authorities concerned.
Gulshan warehouse fire brought under control
A fire that broke out at a warehouse of a company in Gulshan-1 of Dhaka has been brought under control.
Purana Paltan high-rise building catches fire
A fire breaks out at a 20-storey building in Dhaka’s Purana Paltan. The fire broke out on the second floor of the high-rise, adjacent to Shawon Tower, in the area around 9:10am.
Fire at Tejkunipara house doused
A fire that broke out at a tin-shed portion of a building in Tejkunipara of Dhaka’s Tejgaon, has been brought under control.
8 of a family burnt in gas leak fire in Dhaka
Eight members of a family sustain burn injuries in a fire caused by a leak in gas pipeline at a house in Demra of Dhaka.
Uttara Sector 4 fire: 2 bodies recovered so far
Fire fighters recover two bodies from one of the three buildings in Uttara Sector 4 of Dhaka that caught fire. Identities of the deceased -- a man and a woman -- were not known immediately. 15 fire fighting units brought the fire under control.
15 cattle among 22 livestock burnt alive in Gabtoli fire
At least 15 cattle, four goats and three sheep are burnt alive when a devastating fire breaks out at a cattle market in Gabtoli of Dhaka. More than 20 cattle and other livestock sustain burn injuries in the fire.
Family planning warehouse fire destroys huge birth control items
A huge stockpile of birth control materials including condoms is destroyed in a fire that broke out at the central warehouse of family planning department in Mohakhali of Dhaka.