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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

December 24, 2015
December 24, 2015

31 killed in Saudi hospital fire

A fire at a hospital in Saudi Arabia kills 25 people and injures 107, the country's civil defence says in a statement.

December 21, 2015
December 21, 2015

Events that shaped the year: Regional haze one of the worst in history

The transboundary haze crisis of 2015, which affected millions across Southeast Asia, will go down as one of the worst in recent history - surpassing the 1997 and 2013 crises.

December 21, 2015
December 21, 2015

Fire at Motijheel building, 1 dead

One person dies after a fire at a building in Dhaka’s commercial hub Motijheel.

December 20, 2015
December 20, 2015

Minor fire at Dhaka airport

Fire breaks out at an office room of the second floor of Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. Believed to have been caused by an electrical malfunction, the fire is said to have caused insignificant damage.

December 16, 2015
December 16, 2015

30 shops gutted in Gazipur market fire

At least 30 shops are gutted in a fire that broke out at a market in Kapasia upazila of Gazipur this noon.

December 10, 2015
December 10, 2015

3 hurt in fire at Narinda

Three young men suffered burn injuries in a fire that broke out at their rented house at Narinda in Dhaka.

November 17, 2015
November 17, 2015

Fireman has extensive face transplant

US surgeons say they have carried out the world's most extensive face transplant to date, including the entire scalp, ears and eyelids.

November 13, 2015
November 13, 2015

3 of a family burnt in fire from leaked gas in Dhaka

Three members of a family were severely burnt in a fire that broke out due to gas pipe leakage at their house in Wari area of the capital early today.

November 12, 2015
November 12, 2015

Paltan building fire under control

The fire that broke out at a multistoried building in Paltan area of Dhaka was brought under control after around half an hour.

October 25, 2015
October 25, 2015

SKorea 'fires shots at NKorean boat'

South Korea's navy fire shots at a North Korean boat that strayed into its waters, the Yonhap news agency reports.