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.
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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.
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...
Eight-member committee to probe into vessel fire at Ctg port
An eight-member probe committee has been formed to investigate the fire in two ships carrying liquefied petroleum gas at Kutubdia point of the Bay of Bengal that occurred early Sunday, officials said.
Fire breaks out at Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital
Patients were evacuated after a fire broke out at Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital鈥檚 medicine building warehouse on Sunday morning.
Two LPG tankers catch fire in bay
Two tankers carrying liquefied petroleum gas, anchored near Cox鈥檚 Bazar鈥檚 Kutubdia in the Bay of Bengal, caught fire early Sunday.
Lebanon seeks ceasefire, 22 dead in Israel attack聽
Lebanon urged the UN on Friday to demand an 鈥榠mmediate鈥� ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, nearly three weeks into a war that has killed 1,200 people and displaced more than...
Thousands march for Gaza, Lebanon ceasefire
Tens of thousands of protesters marched in cities around the world over the weekend calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon as the war in the Palestinian territory neared the one-year mark...
Govt should improve cylinder use and fire safety protocols
THE death of three people in a cylinder explosion at a restaurant in Keraniganj, as 抖阴精品 reported on October 6, is shocking. It is more so after a series of such events the latest of which, on February 29, left at least 46 dead as a cylinder explosion burnt an eight-storey building that housed mostly restaurants and eateries on Bayley Road in Dhaka...
One dead as Bangladesh Shipping Corporation oil tanker catches fire in Ctg
A crew member died as a Bangladesh Shipping Corporation-owned oil tanker 鈥楳T Banglar Shourabh鈥� caught fire at the outer anchorage of Chattogram Port on Saturday, five days after...
Fire service DG Jahed Kamal takes charge
Brigadier General Muhammad Jahed Kamal has taken charge as director general of the Fire Service and Civil Defence.
Coal power plants charge astronomical costs for fuel
Coal-fired power plants enjoy free rein to unfairly influence the cost of its fuel on the one hand, while on the other, they burn coal having quality far less than the one the government has paid...
Six of a family burnt asleep in Sunamganj
A couple and their four minor children were burnt to death as a house of an Ashrayan Project in village Shimer Khal under Dharmapasha upazila in Sunamganj...
Petroleum-carrying vessel catches fire after explosion in Karnaphuli
A fire broke out after an explosion in a petroleum-carrying vessel at Patenga in the River Karnaphuli in Chattogram on Monday morning...
Bullets from Myanmar hit Teknaf Land Port, activities suspended
Activities at Teknaf Land Port were suspended since 2:00pm on Wednesday, about half an hour after three bullets fired from Myanmar hit three places at a time in the port area...
Ex-IGPs Benazir, Shahidul sued for killing BNP activist in 鈥榗rossfire鈥�
A case was lodged on Thursday with a court in Chapainawabganj against five people including former inspectors general of police AKM Shahidul Hoque and Benazir Ahmed for killing an...
Factory set on fire as unrest on
Ongoing labour unrest in the readymade garment sector led to the shutdown of 114 factories in Ashulia and Gazipur industrial areas on Wednesday, while agitating workers set fire to a factory in Kashimpur following a clash between two groups of workers...
53 firearms recovered, 25 arrested in joint drive: PHQ
The Police Headquarters on Saturday said that law enforcers had recovered 53 firearms and arrested 25 people in the ongoing joint operations from midnight past Wednesday till Saturday morning...
Eight arrested, 11 firearms recovered in joint drive
At least eight people were arrested and 11 firearms, including a shotgun from Noakhali-4 constituency lawmaker Ekramul Karim Chowdhury鈥檚 family graveyard in the district were recovered...
Kenya school dorm fire kills 17 children
At least 17 young children were killed and 70 missing after a fire ripped through a primary school dormitory in central Kenya overnight, officials said Friday, leaving...
Joint drive to recover illegal arms begins
A joint operation began across the country in an effort to recover illegal firearms Tuesday midnight.
Gazi tyre factory fire not fully doused in 3 days
The fire that broke out at Gazi Auto Tyres Factory in the Rupganj area of Narayanganj on Sunday night was yet to be completely doused after nearly three days...