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Meghna Group tissue factory fire under control after 4.5hrs

The fire started around 5:00am, and 12 firefighting units managed to bring it under control around 9:30am

‘Not a Fiction’ earns second Oscar-qualifying spot at Tasveer Film Festival 2024

Shah Newaz Khan Cju’s “Not a Fiction” has secured its second Oscar-qualifying spot at the 19th edition of the Tasveer Film Festival and Market 2024.

Car catches fire on flyover near airport

Two fire engines are trying to douse the blaze that originated around 12:05pm, said Rozina Akter, duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence control room

Fire forces Southampton to postpone clash with Preston

Southampton's Championship clash against Preston was postponed on Wednesday after a major fire broke out near the stadium just hours before kick-off.

Minimising fire hazards in the home

Fire hazards remain one of the most underemphasised and silent menaces of modern living. And while recent tragedies have left us all reeling in shock and disbelief, many remain unaware of the appropriate measures that need to be taken to prevent fire breakouts in the home, or the protocols to follow if such a fire does break out. It is high time we take the following vital steps to minimise fire hazards in our homes.

‘Fire destroyed the small business that fed my family’

"I have lost everything," said an inconsolable Matin Khan who had a small shop in the Mohammadpur Krishi Market that was ravaged in a devastating fire early this morning

Big crowd made firefighting at Krishi Market difficult: fire service director

Firefighters had to struggle to bring the fire at Mohammad Krishi Market under control due to a huge crowd of onlookers, Director of Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) Lt Col Md Tajul Islam said today

Krishi Market fire: At least 217 shops damaged, says DNCC

A total of 217 out of 317 allotted shops were damaged in the fire that ravaged Mohammadpur Krishi Market early this morning, a Dhaka North City Corporation official said

26 years of hard work turns to ashes in the blink of an eye

Monir Hossain, 60, started his business at Mohammadpur Krishi Market in 1997, just six months after the market opened

May 5, 2022
May 5, 2022

Fire in the hills; locals surviving on leaves, wild herbs

Locals are claiming that a fire caused by the LAMA Rubber Industries on land used for jhum farming in Bandarban is now causing food and water shortage in the remote areas of Lama upazila.

April 19, 2022
April 19, 2022

‘Everything in my shop for Eid sale burnt to ashes’

Sentu Miah, owner of a shop at Nurjahan Market in New Market, bought clothes worth Tk 20 lakh to sell in his shop on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. But everything was burnt to ashes in the fire.

February 27, 2020
February 27, 2020

3 die in Eskaton building fire

At least three people including a child die as a fire broke out in a building in Dhaka's Eskaton area.

December 16, 2019
December 16, 2019

Rampura slum fire under control

The fire that broke out at a slum in Dhaka’s Rampura area has been brought under control.

December 10, 2019
December 10, 2019

One killed in Keraniganj shop fire

A trader meets an end of his life in a fire that broke out at his cotton shop in Keraniganj upazila of Dhaka.

December 7, 2019
December 7, 2019

Petrobangla Bhaban fire doused

The fire that broke out at Petrobangla Bhaban in Dhaka's Karwan Bazar area has been doused after 45 minutes.

November 20, 2019
November 20, 2019

Rajdhani Super Market fire under control

A fire that broke out at Rajdhani Super Market at Tikatuli in Dhaka has been brought under control.

July 18, 2019
July 18, 2019

Man shouting 'You die' kills 33 at Japan anime studio

A man screaming “You die!” has burst into an animation studio in Kyoto, doused it with a flammable liquid and set it on fire today, killing 33 people in an attack that shocked anime fans across Japan and beyond.

June 7, 2019
June 7, 2019

50 shops gutted in Noakhali fire

At least 50 shops have been gutted in a fire that broke out at Choumuhani bazar in Begumganj upazila of Noakhali.

April 30, 2019
April 30, 2019

Fire at CMCH brought under control

The fire that broke out at the Chittagong Medical College Hospital was brought under control after an hour of frantic efforts.