15 killed in Kolkata hotel fire: police
A fierce fire ripped through a hotel in the Indian city of Kolkata killing at least 15 people, police said Wednesday, with some clambering out of windows and onto the rooftop to escape...
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Three shops damaged in Mohammadpur fire
A fire gutted three shops at Krishi Market in the capital鈥檚 Mohammadpur area on early Monday...
Recovery of looted weapons should be a priority agenda
MORE than a thousand 鈥� 1,375 to be precise 鈥� of the 5,753 firearms that were looted during the August 2024 political changeover having still not been traced is said to have exposed law and order to a threat of worsening. Official data show that the police are yet to recover 2,57,849 ammunition of the 6,12,982 of various types that were looted that time. The government...
Law, order threatened as 1,375 looted firearms still untraced
More than a thousand firearms looted from police stations during the August 2024 political changeover remain untraced when law enforcers are struggling to keep law and order.
Palak sued in Natore over licensed firearms
A case has been filed against former state minister for information and communication technology, Zunaid Ahmed Palak, under the Arms Act for failing to surrender his licensed firearms within the government-mandated deadline...
Zelensky calls for 鈥榰nconditional ceasefire鈥� after Russian attack kills nine
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky called on Wednesday for an 鈥榠mmediate, full, and unconditional ceasefire鈥�, hours after a Russian drone strike on a bus killed nine and as his top aide met Kyiv鈥檚 allies in London...
Heatwave spreads like wildfire as temp rises
The maximum surface air temperature in south-west Bangladesh rose by more than 3C in the gap of 24 hours on Wednesday afternoon with a mild to moderate heatwave rapidly spreading over vast swathes of countryside and towns...
50-member disaster response team formed
The fire service and civil defence formed a 50-member specialised team alongside imparting training to enhance their capacity to cope with all natural and man-made disasters especially earthquake.
50-member disaster response team formed
The fire service and civil defence formed a 50-member specialised team alongside imparting training to enhance their capacity to cope with all natural and man-made disasters especially earthquake...
Probe into Manikganj artist's house fire continues: CA press wing
Law enforcement agencies are investigating the fire incident at the house of painter Manabendra Ghosh in the Garpara Bazar area under Sadar upazila in Manikganj....
Hamas says likely to respond to truce proposal within 48 hours
A senior Hamas official said on Tuesday that the Palestinian Islamist movement expects to respond within 48 hours to an Israeli ceasefire proposal it received through mediators....
Two motifs symbolising fascism set on fire
An unidentified youth set fire to two motifs crafted for the upcoming Bengali New Year鈥檚 Barshabaran Ananda Shobhajatra at the Faculty of Fine Arts of Dhaka University early Saturday.
FSCD celebrates 44th founding anniv
The Fire Service and Civil Defence Department celebrated the 44th founding anniversary on Wednesday...
20 killed in China nursing home fire
Twenty people have died in a fire at a nursing home in northern China鈥檚 Hebei province, Beijing鈥檚 state news agency Xinhua said Wednesday...
Firefighters battle major Paris inferno
A major fire broke out in Paris on Monday close to a new court complex designed by Renzo Piano, sending smoke across the city and prompting authorities to urge the public to stay away from the zone...
Woman dies in Bagerhat building fire
A woman died and several others injured as a fire broke out in a five-storey commercial building in Chitalmari upazila of Bagerhat Monday morning...
Elderly man dies in Old Dhaka fire
A 65-year-old man died and 17 others suffered injuries in a fire that broke out on the ground floor of a five-storey building in Dhaka鈥檚 Nazimuddin Road early Monday...
One killed, several injured in Old Dhaka building fire
A 65-year-old man was killed and seven others were injured after a fire broke out on the ground floor of a five-storey building in Dhaka鈥檚 Nazimuddin Road area on early Monday...
Smoking by passengers blamed for train fire
The Bangladesh Railway鈥檚 probe committee has put down a recent fire incident on a commuter train to smoking by unidentified passengers...
Video shows last minutes before Gaza aid workers鈥� deaths: Red Crescent
A video recovered from the cellphone of an aid worker killed in Gaza alongside other rescuers shows their final moments, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent, with clearly marked ambulances and emergency lights flashing as heavy gunfire erupts...
Shahbagh flower market damaged in fire, no casualty reported
A fire broke out at the Shahbagh flower market in Dhaka on Saturday night...
Nepal capital chokes as wildfires rage
Nepal鈥檚 capital was blanketed in acrid smog Thursday as wildfires across the country pushed air pollution levels to among the worst in the world.
Train services disrupted as commuter train catches fire
Rail communications between Dhaka and Mymensingh halted for about two hours after a fire broke out in a commuter train in the Sripur area in Gazipur on Thursday morning.
Myanmar junta declares quake ceasefire, survivors plead for aid
Myanmar鈥檚 junta announced a temporary ceasefire on Wednesday as the death toll from a devastating earthquake rose and desperate survivors pleaded for more help amid frantic scenes of aid distribution...
Death toll 21 in India factory blast
An explosion at an illegal firecracker factory in western India left 21 people dead and several others injured on Tuesday, officials said...
UP chair accused of setting fire to attempted rape victim鈥檚 house
The acting chairman of Badarpur union in Patuakhali Sadar upazila, Babul Howlader, has been accused of orchestrating an arson attack on the house of a woman who had filed an attempted rape case against him....
18 killed in India firework factory blast
Eighteen people were killed and five others injured in an explosion at an illegal firecracker factory in western India on Tuesday....
Malaysia gas pipeline inferno injures 100
A massive fire caused by a gas pipeline leak forced people from their homes and injured more than 100 during Eid celebrations near Malaysia's capital on Tuesday, fire officials said....
Boy killed, two injured during fireworks in Patuakhali
Duty doctor said that a part of a firework hit Rafi鈥檚 respiratory tract causing huge bleeding that caused his death, while two other boys sustained serious injuries鈥�
Macron hosts Europe鈥檚 鈥榗oalition of willing鈥� to protect Ukraine
French president Emmanuel Macron on Thursday was hosting European leaders including Ukraine鈥檚 Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday for a summit aimed at boosting Ukrainian security ahead of any potential ceasefire with Russia...