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

April 18, 2019
April 18, 2019

Fire at Jatrabari building under control

Nine units of firefighters bring under control a fire which broke out at a seven-storey building in Jatrabari of Dhaka.

April 11, 2019
April 11, 2019

FR Tower owner Tasvirul gets bail

A Dhaka court grants bail to Tasvirul Islam, one of the owners of FR Tower in a case filed over the fire that ripped through the high-rise, killing 26 last month.

April 8, 2019
April 8, 2019

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.

April 8, 2019
April 8, 2019

Banani fireman Sohel dies at Singapore hospital

Firefighter Sohel Rana, who sustained serious injuries during FR Tower fire rescue operation, dies at a hospital in Singapore.

April 4, 2019
April 4, 2019

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.

April 4, 2019
April 4, 2019

ACC sends letters to 9 govt bodies seeking info on FR Tower

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) sends letters to nine different government authorities seeking information on the “irregularities and corruption” in Banani’s FR Tower which caught fire on last Thursday.

April 4, 2019
April 4, 2019

128 shops gutted in Khilgaon fire

At least 128 shops are gutted in a fire that swept through three markets in Dhaka’s Khilgaon area.

April 3, 2019
April 3, 2019

Fire breaks out at pvt hospital in Dhaka

A fire breaks out at Salauddin Specialized Hospital Ltd in Dhaka's Wari area.

April 2, 2019
April 2, 2019

2 Wahed Mansion owners sent to jail

A Dhaka court sends two owners of the Wahed Mansion, from where the deadly Chawkbazar fire originated, to jail in a case filed over the deaths of 70 people.

April 1, 2019
April 1, 2019

Luck and wits got them out alive

Once he learnt that a fire had broken out in the building and it was spreading fast, Shariful Islam on the ninth floor of FR Tower told his colleagues to run to safety. But they could not as black smoke already had engulfed the staircases.