Fire Service and Civil Defence
Familiar risks haunt Chattogram markets
Lack of fire safety measures in buildings is unacceptable
Someone must answer for the rising fires
Statistics reveal continual decline in fire safety standards
Crowd of onlookers 'the main obstruction': fire service DG
The crowd of onlookers was the biggest hindrance to firefighting efforts and caused a delay in bringing the devastating fire at the Bangabazar Shopping Complex under control, said the fire service director general
17 hours later, Ctg container depot fire still not under control
Although it has been almost 17 hours since the fire started at BM Container Depot at Sitakunda in Chattogram, the blaze is yet to come under control. Explosions can still be heard.
Fire at plastic factory in Old Dhaka under control
A fire that broke out at a plastic goods manufacturing factory in Lalbagh of Old Dhaka is brought under control.
Equipment Purchase for Fire Service: Vital project sees slow execution
Due to delays in procurement, firemen are yet to get the modern equipment they need for faster response to fires, fight blazes with efficiency, and reduce risks.
15 BRTC buses damaged in Joar Sahara depot fire
At least 15 buses are damaged in a fire that broke out at a bus depot of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) in Khilkhet of Dhaka.
Tejgaon house fire doused
A fire that brakes out at a three-storey tin-shed house at Tejgaon Industrial area of Dhaka is doused after an hour efforts of the firefighters.
Padma bridge ‘conspirators’ to be tried: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina tells parliament that the ‘conspirators’ of the Padma bridge project will be tried under the country’s existing laws.
25 shops gutted in Narayanganj fire
At least 25 furniture shops are gutted in a devastating fire in Dawn Chamber area of Narayanganj city.
5 killed in Gazipur tyre factory fire
At least five workers including a woman are killed in a tyre factory fire in Pubail area of Gazipur.
Fire at Tejgaon slum doused
Fire officials douse the fire that broke out at a slum behind the BG Press at Tejgaon in Dhaka.
Fire at Motijheel building, 1 dead
One person dies after a fire at a building in Dhaka’s commercial hub Motijheel.
5-yr-old Nirob declared dead
Doctors at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) have declared dead the five-year-old boy following his rescue from the Buriganga River in the old part of Dhaka this evening.
Fire guts six shops in Ctg
Fire guts six tin-roofed shops and a bakery in Pashchim Madarbari area of Chittagong city early today.
Fire guts 50 slum houses in Narayanganj
Around 50 houses of a slum have been gutted and five people injured as a devastating fire broke out at a slum in Fatullah in Narayanganj.
2 killed in Ctg wall collapse
Two people have been killed in a wall collapse at East Madarbari in Chittagong city.
Storm struck Meghna boat capsize toll 7
Rescuers find four more bodies that raise the death toll to seven in the Meghna river boat capsize of yesterday during a storm in Narsinghdi.
Sundarban Hotel risky, vacated fearing collapse
Sundarban Hotel in Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar is evacuated fearing collapse after a boundary wall caved in because of an adjacent under-construction site.