Accidents & Fires
2 die after inhaling toxic gas inside septic tank
Two construction workers died and two others fell ill after inhaling toxic gas inside a septic tank in Kashiani upazila of Gopalganj yesterday.
Two workers die after ‘inhaling toxic gas’ in Gopalganj
Two construction workers died and two others fell ill after “inhaling toxic gas” inside a septic tank in Kashiani upazila of Gopalganj today
2 harvest workers killed as truck overturns in Satkhira
Two harvest workers were killed and 11 injured when a truck overturned in Tala upazila of Satkhira today
Fire at Mutual Trust Bank in Dholaikhal doused
The fire was brought under control at 11:45am and was complety doused by five firefigting units at 11:57am
Tin-shed structure burnt in Karwan Bazar fire
A tin-shed structure beside La Vinci Hotel was gutted in a fire that broke out in the capital's Karwan bazar area this morning
Five lives lost as bus overturns in Cumilla
Five people were killed and 10 others injured as a bus overturned on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway at Batisha Basantapur of Cumilla’s Chauddagram upazila last morning.
Teenage girl raped in Narayanganj
A teenage girl in Narayanganj yesterday filed a case against five to six unidentified people over raping her.
Building owners defied repeated calls for safety: fire DG
There were no fire safety measures at the building on Bailey Road where a devastating fire last night left at least 46 people dead, Fire Service and Civil Defence Director General Brig Gen Md Main Uddin said today
'I jumped off the roof for my life'
Recounts one survivor as others say the blaze-hit building has no emergency exit
Family of five burnt to death just 18 days before fresh start
For Syed Mobarak Hossain, everything was falling into place after years of struggle
At least 46 dead of 'carbon monoxide inhalation': Samanta Lal
At least 46 people died and 12 were injured in last night's fire at a seven-storey building on Bailey Road in the capital, Health Minister Samanta Lal Sen said this morning
President, PM express shock over Bailey Road blaze
President Mohammed Sahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed deep shock and sorrow over the fire incident at a commercial-cum-residential building on Bailey Road in Dhaka that claimed dozens of lives
Another victim dies, death toll now 45
The death toll from last night's deadly fire in a building on Bailey Road in the capital rose to 45 as another injured died at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital this morning
39 of 46 victims identified, 33 bodies handed over to families
The bodies of 39 people, out of 46 who were killed in last night’s Bailey Road fire, have been identified
Mother heaves sigh of relief
Nazma Begum heaved a sigh of relief last night when her son Omar Faruk, who had started a new job at Khana's restaurant just six days ago, was rescued from the roof of the building after a major fire broke out on Bailey Road in Dhaka
'I will lose their bodies among so many corpses'
Bashona Rani, a grandmother, was seen grieving after she found the bodies of her daughter and two grandchildren
Case to be filed: DMP commissioner
It would be investigated whether the building authority followed the Rajuk plan and had all the required fire safety measures in place, he said
