Tags : FIR
25 Ansar members injured in HSIA fire
At least 25 members of the Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party, stationed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, were injured when a fire broke out in the airport鈥檚 cargo section on Saturday.
Passengers suffer as flight operations disrupted
Hundreds of passengers suffered several hours of delay as the authorities suspended all flight operations at Dhaka鈥檚 Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Saturday afternoon after a fire broke out at around 2:15pm at its cargo village.
HSIA suspends flights after fire breaks out in cargo area
All flight operations at Dhaka鈥檚 Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport were temporarily suspended on Saturday afternoon after a fire broke out in the airport鈥檚 cargo section.
Fire rages at HSIA cargo village in Bangladesh capital
A fire that broke out at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Saturday afternoon gutted a cargo village section that housed imported goods, including raw materials for industries, forcing the suspension of flight operations for some seven hours...
CEPZ factory fire brought under control after 17 hours
The devastating fire that broke out at Adams Caps and Textile Limited in the Chattogram Export Processing Zone on October 16 afternoon was brought under control on Friday morning after 17-hour efforts.
Ball in Taliban鈥檚 court: Pakistan
Pakistan鈥檚 prime minister said on Thursday that 鈥榯he ball is in the Afghan Taliban鈥檚 court鈥� for a permanent ceasefire, a day after a 48-hour truce was called in the wake of deadly cross-border clashes.
Safety risks persist at unlicensed, unaffiliated RMG units
Fire safety concerns persists as hundreds of readymade garment factories across Bangladesh continue operating without government licences or trade body affiliation, exposing thousands of workers to life-threatening hazards.
CEPZ fire not controlled in 8 hrs
A massive fire that broke out at the Chattogram Export Processing Zone on Thursday afternoon spread throughout the building as firefighters struggled to contain the blaze.
Probe, justice, compensation demanded for city factory fire victims
Different organisations, including rights bodies, on Wednesday protested at the fire at a garment factory and its adjacent chemical warehouse at Shialbari in the capital鈥檚 Mirpur area on Tuesday, which claimed at least 16 lives.
Pak-Afghan clashes kill dozens, ceasefire called
Dozens of troops and civilians were killed in a fresh round of border skirmishes between Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday, officials on both sides of the frontier said, hours before Islamabad said the two sides had agreed to a 48-hour ceasefire.
Firefighters fail to enter chemical warehouse
Fire Service and Civil Defence officials said that they could not enter the chemical warehouse at Shialbari of Rupanagar in the capital鈥檚 Mirpur area until Wednesday evening for conducting search operation as the fire could not be doused even after 30 hours.
At least 20 people killed as bus catches fire in west India
At least 20 people were killed after a bus caught fire while travelling in the western Indian state of Rajasthan on Tuesday, local media reports and officials said...
16 killed in city factory fire
At least 16 people were killed in a fire at a garment factory and its adjacent chemical warehouse in the Rupnagar Residential Area of Shialbari in the capital鈥檚 Mirpur area on Tuesday.
Nine killed in Mirpur garment factory, chemical warehouse fire
At least nine people were killed and one other was injured in a devastating fire that broke out at a chemical warehouse and a garment factory in the Shialbari area of Mirpur, Dhaka, on Tuesday.
Trump hails 鈥榯remendous day for Middle East鈥� as Gaza ceasefire deal signed
US President Donald Trump on Monday hailed a 鈥榯remendous day for the Middle East鈥� after he and regional leaders signed a declaration to formalise a Gaza ceasefire, following a major exchange of hostages and prisoners between Israel and Hamas.
Israeli hostages, Palestinian prisoners freed
All 20 living hostages held by Hamas and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel walked free Monday as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war that decimated the Gaza Strip and killed tens of thousands of Palestinians.
Seven workers receive burn injuries in Narsingdi factory fire
Seven workers of a lead making factory sustained burns when a fire broke out at the factory in Panchdona area of Sadar upazila in Narsingdi district on Sunday...
Israel says 鈥榓ll parties鈥� signed phase one of Gaza deal
Israel said on Thursday that all parties had signed the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, adding that the release of the captives would 鈥榖ring the end to this war鈥�...
Israel, Hamas agree to ceasefire deal
Israel said Thursday that all parties have signed the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, in a major step to end a war that has killed tens of thousands of people.
Bus set on fire after deadly accident crash in N鈥檊anj
A bus was set on fire on Monday in Fatullah upazila of Narayanganj following the death of a man...
Fire breaks out at Ashulia RMG factory
A fire broke out at a ready-made garment factory in Ashulia, on the outskirts of Dhaka, on Monday...
Tech fans Tokyo rally on broadly positive day for Asian markets
A surge in tech firms helped Tokyo鈥檚 Nikkei lead most Asian equities higher on Friday as investors headed into the weekend on a broadly positive note, with US rate-cut hopes out-muscling concerns about a government shutdown.
Elon Musk to become first trillionaire
Billionaire Elon Musk, the world鈥檚 richest person, is nearly halfway to becoming the planet鈥檚 first trillionaire, Forbes magazine reported Wednesday...
Four members of a family sustain burns in Noakhali
Four members of a family, including two children, sustained burn injuries in a fire at their flat in Basurhat Municipality of Companiganj upazila, Noakhali, on Wednesday night...
South Korea PM apologises for data centre fire
South Korea鈥檚 prime minister apologized Saturday after a fire at a state data center disrupted hundreds of government online services, including the post office and emergency response systems.
Another firefighter, injured in Tongi warehouse fire, dies at hospital
A firefighter, who sustained severe burns while battling a fire at a chemical warehouse on September 22 in Tongi, died in the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka on Saturday.
Fire damages transformer at Ghorashal Thermal Power Plant
A fire broke out at the Ghorashal Thermal Power Plant in Polash upazila of Narsingdi on early Thursday, damaging a transformer and disrupting power supply for several hours...
Another firefighter, injured in Tongi chemical warehouse fire, dies at hospital
Another firefighter who had sustained burn injuries in an explosion at a chemical warehouse in Tongi died at National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in the capital on Wednesday...
Firefighter Shamim dies after being injured in Tongi chemical warehouse fire
A firefighter, who suffered severe burns while battling a fire at a chemical warehouse at Tongi in Gazipur on Monday, died at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in the capital Dhaka on Tuesday afternoon.
