Fire breaks out at agro-products warehouse in Mymensingh
A fire broke out at a warehouse of agricultural products in BSCIC area of Mymensingh Sadar upazila on Friday, said fire officials.
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Air pollution from fires linked to 1.5m deaths a year
Air pollution caused by fires is linked to more than 1.5 million deaths a year worldwide, the vast majority occurring in developing countries, a major new study said on Thursday...
12th anniv of Tazreen Fashions fire observed
Rights activists and apparel workers鈥� leaders demanded justice and compensation for victims of Tazreen Fashions fire marking the 12th anniversary of the incident in the capital on Sunday.
Reform should attend to class bias in justice delivery system
THIS is unfortunate that 12 years after the Tazreen Fashions fire that left at least 119 workers dead and 176 more workers injured on November 24, 2012, the victims and affected families are still denied justice. After the fire, the media reported violations of labour law, including the storage of flammable substances on factory premises, a lack of fire exits...
Seven people sustain burn injuries in fire at Dhaka鈥檚 Mirpur house
Seven people, including three children, suffered burns in a fire believed to have originated from a gas explosion at a tin-shed house in Dhaka鈥檚 Mirpur area early Sunday...
Bangladesh govt asked to hire top int鈥檒 law firm for power deal review
The National Review Committee on the Ministry of Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources on Sunday requested the interim government to hire a reputed legal and investigative firm to assist in its review of major power generation contracts signed during the Sheikh Hasina regime between 2009 and 2024...
Justice remains elusive
Justice has remained unfulfilled in the past 12 years since the devastating Tazreen Fashions factory fire that took 119 lives on November 24, 2012.
Official recognition of flag hoisting day demanded
Politicians, youth leaders and professionals at a discussion in Dhaka on Saturday demanded the official recognition of the day of the first national flag hoisting before the beginning of the war of independence in 1971...
Fire at 7-storey building in Dhaka鈥檚 Farmgate area put out
The fire that broke out at a building at Farmgate in the capital on Saturday morning was brought under control after seven hours of effort by the fire fighters...
Union Bank, FSIB sack 456 officers over S Alam Group connections
Union Bank PLC and First Security Islami Bank PLC have dismissed a total of 456 officers, allegedly appointed under the influence of controversial S Alam Group bypassing established recruitment protocols...
FSIB withdraws 194 officials over corruption related to S Alam Group
First Security Islami Bank has taken decisive action against officials implicated in money laundering and issuing fraudulent loans to S Alam Group. The bank has withdrawn 194 officials, including 24 branch managers from its Chattogram region, in a sweeping move to address the irregularities...
Fire at Fresh tissue warehouse in N鈥檊anj under control
A fire that broke out in the warehouse of a tissue manufacturing factory in Meghnaghat, of Sonargaon upazila in Narayanganj on early Monday, was brought under control after nearly four hours of frantic efforts, according to the Fire Service and Civil Defence...
10 newborn babies killed, 16 critically injured in Indian hospital fire
A fire at the neonatal unit of an Indian hospital killed 10 newborns, authorities said Saturday, with another 39 rescued from a blaze blamed on a faulty oxygen machine...
Khulna godown fire destroys 10 shops
At least 10 shops were gutted in a fire that broke out in a godown of jute sacks in Borobazar Barmashil area of Khulna city, said authorities on Friday morning.
It hurts, but don鈥檛 hold any grudges: Farhad
Farhad Hossain, a domestic giant who scored more than 9,000 runs in first-class cricket, has recently retired from the format. The 37-year-old never got the chance to play for the national team despite having scored a heft of runs. Speaking to 抖阴精品鈥檚 Saifullah Bin Anowar, he talked about his retirement, Bangladesh鈥檚 domestic cricket...
Afghan Taliban carry out sixth public execution since 2021
Taliban authorities in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday executed a convicted murderer by gunfire at a sports stadium, the sixth public execution since their return to power...
Bangladesh Army arrests 2,500 people, recovers 6,000 guns
Bangladesh鈥檚 army said Wednesday it had arrested 2,500 people and recovered 6,000 guns as it seeks to bolster security since the student-led mass uprising that ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina in August...
Fire breaks out at dyeing factory in Dhaka鈥檚 Shyampur area
A fire has broken out in a dyeing factory in Dhaka鈥檚 Shyampur area, said a fire service official on Wednesday morning...
Two killed, six injured in filling station fire in Mymensingh
Two people were killed and six others were injured in a massive fire at Azahar Filling Station at Rahmatpur Bypass Road in Mymensingh Sadar in Bangladesh on Monday.
Juba Dal convener among four held
Four people, including Abul Kalam, convener of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party鈥檚 youth wing Juba Dal in Noakhali Sadar upazila鈥檚 Purba Charmatua union, were held Monday morning during a joint forces operation for making TikTok videos with firearms...
Benazir sued in case filed over 2016 death in 鈥榗rossfire鈥�
A Joypurhat court has ordered legal action against nine individuals, in connection with the death of Shafinur Islam Shafin in a 鈥榗rossfire鈥� incident while in RAB custody in 2016.
6 injured as oil vessel fire on Dakatia River
At least six crew members were injured when a massive fire erupted on the oil tanker MV Sadia Enterprise in the Dakatia River of Chandpur, following an explosion in its engine room Sunday afternoon...
Six injured as fire breaks out on oil-carrying vessel in River Dakatia
At least six crew members were injured when a massive fire broke out in engine room of the oil tanker MV Sadia Enterprise in the River Dakatia, Chandpur in Bangladesh on Sunday afternoon.
Fire Service gets 4 water rescue boats
Dhaka South City Corporation has provided four water rescue boats to Fire Service and Civil Defence at a programme at Golden Fiber Glass (Boat Yard) premises at Bandar in Narayanganj on Tuesday.
US provides water rescue gears to FSCD
The United States on Sunday handed over lifesaving water rescue equipment, hazardous material protection equipment, and medical supplies to Fire Service and Civil Defense to...
Fire service given 11 ladders
Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief on Saturday provided 11 aerial platform ladder vehicles to Fire Service and Civil Defence, said a press release.
Fire burns 7 mini factories, 3 shops in Gazipur
A fire on Thursday morning broke out in the Notun Arot area of Konabari in Gazipur leaving seven mini factories and three shops burnt.
Relocation of utility services causes tailback
The relocation of the lines of the utility services for the construction of mass rapid transit line 1, the first underground metro rail system in Bangladesh, is causing traffic congestion at different points in the capital...
Supply chain partly affected
The fires that recently put two Bangladesh-flagged oil tankers out of order have partially affected the petroleum products鈥� supply chain, potentially increasing the freight cost and exposing the already embroiled energy sector to even more uncertainties...
Delhi bans fireworks to curb air pollution
India鈥檚 capital New Delhi ordered Monday a 鈥榗omplete ban鈥� on fireworks in a bid to curb air pollution in a city where levels are regularly ranked among the worst in the world...