Dhaka building explosion

Don’t normalise risky living

Dhaka’s unsafe buildings pose too great a risk to be left unaddressed

Govt agencies must be held accountable

After every fire and blast incidents, all fingers are pointed at the building and factory owners.

Blast after blast in Dhaka

Thorough investigations and strict enforcement of building safety rules are a must

At least 17 killed, over 100 hurt in Gulistan explosion

A five-storey building on the south side of the Gulistan BRTC counter, housing a sanitary shop on the ground floor and Brac Bank office on the remaining floors, and a seven-storey sanitary market building next to it, were affected by the blast

March 11, 2023
March 11, 2023

Don’t normalise risky living

Dhaka’s unsafe buildings pose too great a risk to be left unaddressed

March 11, 2023
March 11, 2023

Govt agencies must be held accountable

After every fire and blast incidents, all fingers are pointed at the building and factory owners.

March 8, 2023
March 8, 2023

Blast after blast in Dhaka

Thorough investigations and strict enforcement of building safety rules are a must

March 7, 2023
March 7, 2023

At least 17 killed, over 100 hurt in Gulistan explosion

A five-storey building on the south side of the Gulistan BRTC counter, housing a sanitary shop on the ground floor and Brac Bank office on the remaining floors, and a seven-storey sanitary market building next to it, were affected by the blast