Dhaka fire

Fire at Banglamotor building

Four unites of fire fighters bring under control the fire which broke out at a building in Banglamotor are of Dhaka, duty officer at the fire service headquarters says.
Couple critically burnt in Agargaon fire

A couple sustain critical burn injuries in a fire believed to have been originated from an “explosion” at their residence in Dhaka’s Agargaon area.
Fire at Jatrabari building under control

Nine units of firefighters bring under control a fire which broke out at a seven-storey building in Jatrabari of Dhaka.
FR Tower owner Tasvirul gets bail

A Dhaka court grants bail to Tasvirul Islam, one of the owners of FR Tower in a case filed over the fire that ripped through the high-rise, killing 26 last month.
Chawkbazar fire: 2 Wahed Mansion owners remanded

A Dhaka Court places the two owners of Wahed Mansion -- from where the deadly Chawkbazar fire originated -- on a seven-day remand each in a case filed over the deaths of 70 people.
Banani fireman Sohel dies at Singapore hospital

Firefighter Sohel Rana, who sustained serious injuries during FR Tower fire rescue operation, dies at a hospital in Singapore.
10-day remand sought for owners of Wahed Mansion

Chawkbazar police seeks a 10-day remand for quizzing two owners of the Wahed Mansion, the centre of deadly Chawkbazar fire, in a case filed over the deaths of 70 people.
ACC sends letters to 9 govt bodies seeking info on FR Tower

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) sends letters to nine different government authorities seeking information on the “irregularities and corruption” in Banani’s FR Tower which caught fire on last Thursday.
128 shops gutted in Khilgaon fire

At least 128 shops are gutted in a fire that swept through three markets in Dhaka’s Khilgaon area.
Fire breaks out at pvt hospital in Dhaka

A fire breaks out at Salauddin Specialized Hospital Ltd in Dhaka's Wari area.
2 Wahed Mansion owners sent to jail

A Dhaka court sends two owners of the Wahed Mansion, from where the deadly Chawkbazar fire originated, to jail in a case filed over the deaths of 70 people.
Luck and wits got them out alive

Once he learnt that a fire had broken out in the building and it was spreading fast, Shariful Islam on the ninth floor of FR Tower told his colleagues to run to safety. But they could not as black smoke already had engulfed the staircases.
Banani fire: Faruque, Tasvirul placed on 7-day remand

A Dhaka court placed SMHI Faruque, the land owner of FR Tower in Banani, and Tasvirul Islam, one of the owners of the high-rise building, on a seven-day remand each in connection with a case over Thursday's fire disaster.
‘To survive, we had to act in 10mins’

The separate government probe bodies formed to investigate Thursday’s Banani FR Tower fire are hearing the accounts of those survived the inferno.
Gulshan Police Plaza fire doused

Fire breaks out at Police Plaza in Dhaka’s Gulshan area. It has been doused by locals.
An office numb with grief

Ten of the 26 people killed in Thursday's devastating fire in Banani used to work at Heritage Air Express on the 10th floor of the 22-storey FR Tower.
Nothing is right

The Rajuk came to know about 12 years ago that the Faruque-Rupayan Tower was built in violation of the approved plan, but it remained silent for all these years.
Traders in for bleaker days

Another devastating fire at the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) kitchen market early yesterday thrashed the efforts of 248 shop owners who were already struggling to revive their businesses from a similar disaster just two years ago.
Ravaged by FIRE AGAIN

Amid outcries over the death of 26 people in Thursday's Banani inferno, a massive fire swept through the Gulshan-1 DNCC kitchen market burning down over 200 shops yesterday.
Cops file case over Banani FR Tower fire

A case is filed in connection with the deadly fire at the 22-storey FR Tower in Dhaka's Banani area on Thursday in which 26 people were killed and around 100 others injured.
Banani fire: Another victim succumbs, death toll now 26

The death toll from Banani FR tower fire rises to 26 as one of the injured victims dies at Combined Military Hospital (CMH).
Open hearing tomorrow to determine origin of FR Tower fire

Two probe committees formed by the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief and Ministry of Home visited the fire-ravaged FR tower in Banani and inspected the floors that were most affected.
DNCC market fire: ‘No prior recommendations implemented’

None of the recommendations made by the Fire Service and Civil Defence after the 2017 DNCC market fire were implemented by the market authorities, a fire service official says.
211 shops of DNCC market razed in fire

Around 211 tin-shed business establishments are completely razed in the fire that ripped through the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) kitchen market in Gulshan-1.
Opinion: Are we learning?

We lost 25 office-goers last Thursday for no fault of theirs. Scores remain injured, some in serious condition.
'Pray for me'

"There's a fire in our building. The flames are spreading fast. I do not know whether I will be able to get out. Tell everyone to pray for me...forgive me."
The last call

It was lunchtime on Thursday and Polly Begum's phone was ringing. It was her husband Atiqur Rahman.
WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE DEAD

At least 25 people were killed and some 70 injured in Thursday's deadly fire that ripped through the 22-storey FR Tower in Dhaka's Banani area. All the bodies were handed over to the families and most of them buried yesterday.
Boy with the right attitude

On Thursday, when fire fighters were struggling to douse the fire at FR Tower in Banani due to a scarcity of water, they often had to pause their efforts. One of the onlookers, a boy, noticed that a hose being used by the fire fighters was leaking, wasting water when each drop mattered.
Nowhere to escape

The emergency exit doors on several floors of FR Tower were locked, making the escape difficult for many after the fire broke out at the high rise on Thursday, said fire officials.