Shohojia announces first solo concert
Popular musical band Shohojia will perform their first solo concert titled Dhyan on January 10 at the Bangladesh Shishu Academy auditorium...
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Authorities need to be stringent about firework ban
THE failure of the authorities to enforce the ban that they imposed on fireworks, crackers and sky lanterns in New Year celebrations is unacceptable. The city police on December 31 issued 10 instructions to keep law and order and ensure public safety in Dhaka on New Year鈥檚 Eve and in New Year鈥檚 celebrations. The instructions included a prohibition on the use...
No security threat for thirty-first night celebrations, DMP commissioner says
Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Sheikh Md Sazzat Ali has assured all that there was no security threat surrounding the big student gathering for or the thirty-first night celebrations.
Fire-hit secretariat building repairable
The fire-affected building聽7 at the Bangladesh Secretariat is repairable according to a primary assessment of the Public Works Department while the committee formed to investigate the fire on...
Preliminary report on Bangladesh Secretariat fire due Monday
The high-powered committee, formed to probe the fire incident in Bangladesh Secretariat, will submit a preliminary report to Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday, said chief adviser鈥檚 deputy press secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder said on Sunday.
Secretariat fire:聽Five ministries resume work at new locations today聽聽
Uncertainty and fear have gripped officers and employees as offices of the five ministries, hit by a devastating fire past week, are scheduled to resume their work at new locations on a temporary basis from today.
Fire at Mohakhali house doused
The fire that broke out at a house behind Sattola slum in the capital鈥檚 Mohakhali area on Saturday afternoon has been extinguished.
Restriction on journalists鈥� access to Secretariat for security: CA鈥檚 press wing
The decision to restrict journalists鈥� access to the Secretariat was taken in view of the safety and security of the Key Point Installation, which was hit by a devastating fire this week, the chief adviser鈥檚 press wing in a statement said on Saturday...
Secretariat fire: Probe begins, no clues yet
A high-powered Cabinet Division committee on Friday started its investigation into the fire incident at the Bangladesh Secretariat that gutted one of its buildings housing offices of five ministries, destroying and damaging numerous documents.
Secretariat fire incident sabotage or accident still not known: Fire service DG
The director general of Fire Service and Civil Defence, Muhammad Jahed Kamal, said on Friday that the cause of the devastating fire at Building No 7 of the Bangladesh Secretariat still remains unknown.
11 killed in road accidents in 3 districts
At least 11 people, including three children, were killed in three separate road accidents in three districts on Friday.
Govt urges against use of firecrackers on 31st night
The environment, forest and climate change ministry has urged all to refrain from engaging in fireworks and firecrackers during the 31st night celebration across the country.
A hard day at secretariat amid fire, power cut, water shortage
Regular activities at most of the ministries and divisions housed at the Secretariat were seriously hampered on Thursday after the devastating overnight fire heavily damaged buildings and...
Fire ravages secretariat building, documents
A devastating fire broke out at a building of the Bangladesh Secretariat, the administrative headquarters of the government, in the capital Dhaka, gutting offices and documents of five ministries on early Thursday.
Committee to be formed to probe Bangladesh Secretariat fire
A high-level committee has been announced to investigate the devastating fire that swept through four floors of the building number 7 of Bangladesh Secretariat...
Fire at Bangladesh Secretariat building under control
The fire that broke out at building number 7 of Bangladesh Secretariat on early Thursday, was brought under control in the morning, the Fire Service officials said...
Firefighter killed being hit by truck while dousing Secretariat fire
A firefighter lost his life after being hit by a truck while responding to a fire at Building 7 of Bangladesh Secretariat in the capital early Thursday.
Massive fire breaks out at Bangladesh Secretariat
A devastating fire broke out in Building No. 7 of the Bangladesh Secretariat, the administrative headquarters of the government, located in the capital's Segunbagicha area, early Thursday.
Gazipur fire death toll rises to three
Another body was recovered from the debris of a button manufacturing factory in Gazipur鈥檚 Sreepur upazila Monday morning, raising the death toll from Sunday鈥檚 fire to three.
One burnt to death, 3 injured in Gazipur fire
A man was burnt to death and three others were injured in a fire that broke out at the warehouse of M and U Trims button factory located in Bhangnahati Mollapara area of Sripur in Gazipur on Sunday afternoon.
No fire safety in most city restaurants
Most of the restaurants in Dhaka city have no fire safety measures although fire incidents in restaurants leave dozens of people killed every year.
Minor girl killed in Natore fire
A one-year-old girl-child tragically lost her life in a fire that broke out at a house in Shimultala, Baraigram upazila of Natore district, on early Friday...
Banani slum catches fire
A fire broke out at a slum in Banani area of the capital on early Saturday...
Syria鈥檚 first flight since Assad鈥檚 fall takes off
The first commercial flight since the ouster of president Bashar al-Assad took off from Damascus airport on Wednesday, offering Syrians a glimmer of hope after years of war and decades of oppression...
Israeli strikes kill 12 in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said Israeli strikes Monday across the territory killed at least 12 people, the majority displaced Palestinians taking shelter in a house in the north...
Three clothing stores burnt in Khulna
Fire swept through three clothing stores in Khulna鈥檚 Khalishpur area on early Wednesday...
Jhut warehouse in Gazipur catches fire
A fire broke out at a jhut warehouse in Gazipur on Monday night...
Israeli officials in Doha for talks on Gaza ceasefire, hostage deal
Israeli officials arrived in Doha in Qatar on Monday for talks aimed at a Gaza ceasefire and a hostage-prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas...
Boeing invests $1b to boost 787 production
US aerospace firm Boeing will invest $1 billion to ramp up production of its 787 Dreamliner aircraft in South Carolina, the company said in a statement...
Six killed in India hospital fire
A fire at a private hospital in southern India killed at least six people, police said Friday, with more than two dozen others injured in the blaze.