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

March 28, 2019
March 28, 2019

Banani fire: Transmission of Duronto TV, Radio Today shut down

The transmission of a private television channel Duronto TV and a radio channel Radio Today has been offline since a fire broke out at FR Tower in Dhaka’s Banani area.

March 28, 2019
March 28, 2019

Ensure proper treatment of Banani fire injured: PM

Expressing deep shock at the loss of lives and property in a devastating fire at FR Tower in Dhaka's Banani area, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asks the authorities concerned to ensure the proper treatment of the injured.

March 28, 2019
March 28, 2019

Identities of Banani fire victims

Six of the 19 victims who died in the devastating fire at the 22-storey FR Tower have been identified.

March 28, 2019
March 28, 2019

‘Never thought would come out alive’

Badsha Faisal, a survivor of the Banani high-rise building fire, narrates his three-hour-long battle for survival.

March 28, 2019
March 28, 2019

Banani fire in pictures

At least nineteen persons are killed and many others are injured in a fire that broke out at Banani FR Tower in Dhaka.

March 27, 2019
March 27, 2019

‘Wahed Mansion owner threatens neighbour with life’

The owner of Haji Wahed Mansion, from where the devasting Chawkbazar fire originated on the night of February 20, has allegedly threatened a neighbour for “giving the CCTV footage of the incident to journalists”.

March 20, 2019
March 20, 2019

Fire breaks out at Nakhalpara

A fire breaks out at tin-shed houses in Nakhalpara area of Dhaka’s Tejgaon Industrial area.

March 12, 2019
March 12, 2019

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.

March 12, 2019
March 12, 2019

5 more missing in Chawkbazar fire tragedy identified thru DNA tests

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has identified the bodies of five more victims of Chawkbazar fire tragedy through DNA tests.

March 10, 2019
March 10, 2019

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.