Gulistan blast
The myriad gaps in our fire safety measures
Now, who’s to be held responsible for the oversight in not preventing the Bangabazar fire? The designated city corporation? Or the market authorities?
How to prevent gas explosions
A cheap solution has been around for decades
Dhaka, a victim of poor governance
If government officials were held responsible and accountable for every incident, things would have been corrected much earlier.
Don’t normalise risky living
Dhaka’s unsafe buildings pose too great a risk to be left unaddressed
Gulistan blast / Another victim dies, death toll now 23
Mirza Azam, who was undergoing treatment at the institute with 80 percent burns, died around 9:30am, Samanta Lal Sen, chief coordinator of the hospital, told The Daily Star
Govt agencies must be held accountable
After every fire and blast incidents, all fingers are pointed at the building and factory owners.
Science Lab, Gulistan blasts / Lives cheapened by negligence
The smart thing to do in a planned smart city is to routinely intervene and monitor.
When justice becomes a cruel joke
Stop treating human lives so callously
Gulistan blast / Writing was on the wall
The loss of 22 lives in Tuesday’s explosion is the result of sheer greed and negligence of the building owners, police said
Another body recovered, death toll now 21
The body was brought out from the severely damaged building around 12:15pm
Gulistan blast: Family members in grim wait as search for Swapan continues
Swapan, a manager of a shop in the basement of the building, has been missing since the explosion on Tuesday, which has so far claimed 20 lives.
Rescue efforts resume on 3rd day after deadly Gulistan blast
"We started working at 8:00am. As there was a lot of water under the building at that time, the water was irrigated and the rescue work started around 8:45am"
DMCH team: Stepping up in the hour of need
When ward master Riaz Uddin received the first three patients injured in the Siddikbazar explosion around 5:00pm on Tuesday, he had no idea that he was going to see over 100 more.
Building fire hazards: A city strewn with ticking time bombs
The recent incidents are similar to other cases seen over the years. The causes were electric short circuit, accumulation of gas in a confined space, and poorly maintained air conditioning units
It all points to accumulated gas
There were two possible sources of the gas that got trapped, experts in police said yesterday, requesting anonymity
2 more bodies recovered, death toll now 19
The two bodies were recovered from the basement of the seven-storey building
Explosions from accumulated gas: How to keep your homes safe
But when there is a leak and gas accumulates inside a closed space or room, it is akin to a ticking time-bomb. And when that accumulated gas comes in contact with a spark from an electric short-circuit or when someone lights a matchstick, an explosion rips through the room.
Rajuk finds cracks in column joints at the affected building
According to their primary observations, the seven-storey building is in a risky state now, and the slab of the ground floor has also collapsed
‘Investigation needed to determine whether Gulistan explosion was sabotage’
In light of previous experiences, Kamal Uddin said he has the ground to suspect it could be a case of sabotage.
