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.
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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...
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...
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.
Sena Insurance, BRAC sign deal to launch fire insurance scheme
Sena Insurance PLC and BRAC signed an agreement on Thursday to jointly launch a fire insurance scheme...
2 killed in fire at JL leader鈥檚 house
Two people were killed in a fire that broke out at Moulvibazar district Juba League vice-president Sheikh Rumel Ahmed鈥檚 house in the early hours of Sunday...
CEPZ factory catches fire
A fire broke out at a carton factory in the Chattogram Export Processing Zone on Saturday evening. Eight units of the Fire Service and two units of the navy contained the blaze after about four hours.聽
Matarbari plant to generate 1200MW from Friday
Matarbari Ultra Super Critical Coal Fired Power Plant will go for 1200MW electricity generation from Friday, as coal is imported for power generation.
Kuwait urges 鈥榠mmediate ceasefire鈥� for Gaza at Gulf summit
Kuwait鈥檚 ruler on Sunday urged an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, as he addressed a summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council held after nearly 14 months of war in the Palestinian territory...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...