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Fire at Bhashantek BRP slum under control

Five units from Kurmitola Fire Station brought the fire under control around 11:35am

Fast-moving fires torch national parks in southeast Australia

Lightning strikes on Monday evening ignited several fires in the Grampians National Park

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

March 24, 2016
March 24, 2016

3 people burnt in Bangshal shoe factory fire

At least three people are burnt as fire broke out at a shoe manufacturing factory in Bangshal area of Dhaka.

March 23, 2016
March 23, 2016

Fire at Hatirpool’s Motalib Plaza doused

The fire that broke out at Hatirpool’s Motalib Plaza in capital Dhaka has been doused after two hours of frantic efforts of the firefighters.

March 18, 2016
March 18, 2016

Banani building fire blamed on gas pipe leak

The fire at a Banani building in Dhaka that injured at least one person has been blamed on “a leak in the gas supply line” by owner and tenants.

March 14, 2016
March 14, 2016

Fire breaks out at KCC building

A fire breaks out at Khulna City Corporation (KCC) building early Monday.

March 12, 2016
March 12, 2016

9 burnt in B’Baria fire

Nine people including five children from one family were burnt in a fire in Sarail upazila of Brahmanbaria yesterday evening.

February 27, 2016
February 27, 2016

Fire at Mohakhali Brac Centre doused

A fire that broke out at Brac Centre in Mohakhali of Dhaka is doused half an hour after it originated.

February 26, 2016
February 26, 2016

Family ripped apart in gas fire, 2 children dead

Two children, aged one and 14 years old, succumb to injuries hours after a gas fire burns five of a family in Uttara of the capital. While their nine-year-old brother has been released after primary treatments, the parents are stated to be in critical condition.

February 24, 2016
February 24, 2016

Dhaka New Market fire kills 1, 3 fall sick

A young man dies from suffocation and three others fall sick as a fire broke out at a scrap material shop beside the vegetable market in Dhaka New Market area.

February 23, 2016
February 23, 2016

Sweater factory in Gazipur catches fire

Fire breaks out at a sweater factory in Chhoidana Hajirpukur area of Gazipur this morning.

February 6, 2016
February 6, 2016

Savar cotton mill fire doused

Fire that broke out at a cotton factory in Ashulia of Savar is doused after one and a half an hour.