Chattogram BM depot fire

BM Depot blast was an accident, say police in final report

8 accused depot officials cleared of negligence in the explosion, fire which took 51 lives last year

More human remains found at Ctg’s BM depot wreckage

More human remains, including skull and bones, were recovered from under the debris at Chattogram’s BM Depot today (July 6, 2022), raising the death toll 51, police say.

BM depot fire hazards: Alerted, but to no avail

Six months before the deadly fire at Sitakunda’s BM Container Depot on June 4, a team of Bangladesh Investment Development Authority visited the depot and found fire hazards like combustible materials kept near electronic machines and absence of a fire hydrant system.

May 5, 2023
May 5, 2023

BM Depot blast was an accident, say police in final report

8 accused depot officials cleared of negligence in the explosion, fire which took 51 lives last year

July 6, 2022
July 6, 2022

More human remains found at Ctg’s BM depot wreckage

More human remains, including skull and bones, were recovered from under the debris at Chattogram’s BM Depot today (July 6, 2022), raising the death toll 51, police say.

June 15, 2022
June 15, 2022

BM depot fire hazards: Alerted, but to no avail

Six months before the deadly fire at Sitakunda’s BM Container Depot on June 4, a team of Bangladesh Investment Development Authority visited the depot and found fire hazards like combustible materials kept near electronic machines and absence of a fire hydrant system.