Bangabazar Tragedy
Bangabazar fire risk: Everyone knew but no one bothered
A six-year-old city corporation initiative to build a 10-storey shopping mall at Bangabazar never saw the light of day because of disagreements between the shop owners and the corporation.
Bangabazar fire: Traders now relocating their goods from Annexco Tower
Traders are now relocating their goods from Annexco Tower, a building that was affected by the fire that burnt the Bangabazar Shopping Complex to the ground yesterday. .They were salvaging the remaining goods, mostly clothes, from the seven-storey building located next to the complex. .
‘I couldn’t save anything of my Tk 1.5 crore investment’
Says Mohammad Rafiqul Islam Sohag, who lost everything of his three shops because of the fire
We save lives but we are attacked: fire service DG
"I am very disappointed. We work for the people. We sacrifice our lives for the people… but they attacked us"
999 service suspended due to Bangabazar fire
The massive fire at the Bangabazar Shopping Complex disrupted operations of national emergency service 999, forcing authorities to temporarily suspend the service.
Live updates: Smoke still coming out of Annexco Tower
Smoke was seen coming out of the nearby Annexco Tower more than four hours after the fire at Bangabazar Shopping Complex was brought under control
Bangabazar fire spreads to nearby markets: witnesses
"Fire has spread to at least six markets"
Bangabazar fire: Livelihoods burnt to ashes before Eid
Many people from nearby markets were also seen taking their belongings out of the area, with everyone occupying the street with their possessions
Bangabazar fire risk: Everyone knew but no one bothered
A six-year-old city corporation initiative to build a 10-storey shopping mall at Bangabazar never saw the light of day because of disagreements between the shop owners and the corporation.
Bangabazar fire: Traders now relocating their goods from Annexco Tower
Traders are now relocating their goods from Annexco Tower, a building that was affected by the fire that burnt the Bangabazar Shopping Complex to the ground yesterday. .They were salvaging the remaining goods, mostly clothes, from the seven-storey building located next to the complex. .
‘I couldn’t save anything of my Tk 1.5 crore investment’
Says Mohammad Rafiqul Islam Sohag, who lost everything of his three shops because of the fire
We save lives but we are attacked: fire service DG
"I am very disappointed. We work for the people. We sacrifice our lives for the people… but they attacked us"
999 service suspended due to Bangabazar fire
The massive fire at the Bangabazar Shopping Complex disrupted operations of national emergency service 999, forcing authorities to temporarily suspend the service.
Live updates: Smoke still coming out of Annexco Tower
Smoke was seen coming out of the nearby Annexco Tower more than four hours after the fire at Bangabazar Shopping Complex was brought under control
Bangabazar fire spreads to nearby markets: witnesses
"Fire has spread to at least six markets"
Bangabazar fire: Livelihoods burnt to ashes before Eid
Many people from nearby markets were also seen taking their belongings out of the area, with everyone occupying the street with their possessions