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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

November 7, 2016
November 7, 2016

Gunman kills 9 football fans in South Sudan

At least nine people are killed and 11 wounded in South Sudan's capital, Juba, when an unidentified gunman open fire on people watching a football match on television at the weekend.

September 29, 2016
September 29, 2016

Granada fire Jemez

Colourful Granada coach Paco Jemez became the third La Liga boss to lose his job already this season after failing to

June 27, 2016
June 27, 2016

Singapore plane catches fire on runway

A Singapore Airlines plane bound for Milan catches fire shortly after making an emergency landing.

June 9, 2016
June 9, 2016

Fire at plastic factory in Savar

A fire broke out at the plastic factory at Kornopara under Savar upazila at the outskirts of Dhaka. No reports of casualties were filed.

May 31, 2016
May 31, 2016

17 dead in fire at army's largest ammunition depot in India

At least 17 Indian army men, including two young officers, were killed and 19 injured in a massive fire that swept through an ammunition depot in West Indian state of Maharashtra's Wardah district.

May 28, 2016
May 28, 2016

US woman dies from fire ant attack 1 day after her mother died

An Alabama woman standing atop a hay bale was attacked by fire ants and died of an apparent allergic reaction the day after her mother died, authorities and a relative said Friday.

May 23, 2016
May 23, 2016

17 schoolgirls die in Thai dormitory fire

At least 17 young girls died after a fire swept through the dormitory of a school for children of hill tribes in northern Thailand, officials said Monday, adding several others were either missing or injured.

May 17, 2016
May 17, 2016

Fire at Jagannath University

Fire broke out at the new building of Jagannath University in the Old Dhaka. The fire has been doused and no reports of casualty filed.

May 4, 2016
May 4, 2016

Dhaka slum fire brought under control

Fire that broke out at a slum in Dhaka’s densely populated East Raja Bazar neighbourhood has been brought under control after around one and a half hours.

May 2, 2016
May 2, 2016

Probe body formed over Karwan Bazar fire

Fire service has launched a four-member investigation panel into last night's blaze at Karwan Bazar that gutted over 180 shops in capital Dhaka’s largest retail kitchen market.