Bangabazar Shopping Complex fire
The role of bystanders during a crisis: An impediment or asset to rescue efforts?
Just one bystander can cause enough distraction to move the focus from the real situation on hand—which is to stabilise the emergency situation and save lives. So, who is responsible?
999 service resumes
The 999 emergency service, which was suspended following the massive fire at Bangabazar, has resumed after nine hours..Anwar Sattar, inspector (media) of 999, told The Daily Star that the service resumed around 7:15pm..Around 10:15am, the authorities were forced to suspend the servic
Opinion / Of mortality and unlearnt lessons: A follow-up
The fire gutted nearly every shop in the beloved shopping complex among Dhaka residents for the multitude of thrift clothing shops.
Crowd of onlookers 'the main obstruction': fire service DG
The crowd of onlookers was the biggest hindrance to firefighting efforts and caused a delay in bringing the devastating fire at the Bangabazar Shopping Complex under control, said the fire service director general
Fire originated at Adarsha Market, say witnesses
The fire that has been raging for more almost six hours at the capital's Bangabazar originated in a shop at Adarsha Market, a market under the Bangabazar Shopping Complex, witnesses said.
The role of bystanders during a crisis: An impediment or asset to rescue efforts?
Just one bystander can cause enough distraction to move the focus from the real situation on hand—which is to stabilise the emergency situation and save lives. So, who is responsible?
999 service resumes
The 999 emergency service, which was suspended following the massive fire at Bangabazar, has resumed after nine hours..Anwar Sattar, inspector (media) of 999, told The Daily Star that the service resumed around 7:15pm..Around 10:15am, the authorities were forced to suspend the servic
Of mortality and unlearnt lessons: A follow-up
The fire gutted nearly every shop in the beloved shopping complex among Dhaka residents for the multitude of thrift clothing shops.
Crowd of onlookers 'the main obstruction': fire service DG
The crowd of onlookers was the biggest hindrance to firefighting efforts and caused a delay in bringing the devastating fire at the Bangabazar Shopping Complex under control, said the fire service director general
Fire originated at Adarsha Market, say witnesses
The fire that has been raging for more almost six hours at the capital's Bangabazar originated in a shop at Adarsha Market, a market under the Bangabazar Shopping Complex, witnesses said.
