Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh

Someone must answer for the rising fires

Statistics reveal continual decline in fire safety standards

Arbitrary drives will not prevent fire tragedies

Rajuk, fire service, city corporations all must do their jobs throughout the year

Ensure safety compliance from high-rise owners

Govt must solve systemic issues, ensure accountability

Regulators to blame for the Bailey Road tragedy

They are allowing flagrant building code violations in our cities

Minimising fire hazards in the home

Fire hazards remain one of the most underemphasised and silent menaces of modern living. And while recent tragedies have left us all reeling in shock and disbelief, many remain unaware of the appropriate measures that need to be taken to prevent fire breakouts in the home, or the protocols to follow if such a fire does break out. It is high time we take the following vital steps to minimise fire hazards in our homes.

Is the Bailey Road fire at all shocking?

Violation of building and fire safety codes cannot be the norm

10 YRS SINCE TAZREEN FIRE / Renewed calls for major brands to sign Accord

Clean Clothes Campaign, the world’s largest alliance of garment industry labour unions, piled pressure on the major brands connected to the Tazreen factory fire to sign the International Accord, which protects workers in Bangladesh.

March 17, 2024
March 17, 2024

Someone must answer for the rising fires

Statistics reveal continual decline in fire safety standards

March 15, 2024
March 15, 2024

Arbitrary drives will not prevent fire tragedies

Rajuk, fire service, city corporations all must do their jobs throughout the year

March 5, 2024
March 5, 2024

Ensure safety compliance from high-rise owners

Govt must solve systemic issues, ensure accountability

March 2, 2024
March 2, 2024

Regulators to blame for the Bailey Road tragedy

They are allowing flagrant building code violations in our cities

March 2, 2024
March 2, 2024

Minimising fire hazards in the home

Fire hazards remain one of the most underemphasised and silent menaces of modern living. And while recent tragedies have left us all reeling in shock and disbelief, many remain unaware of the appropriate measures that need to be taken to prevent fire breakouts in the home, or the protocols to follow if such a fire does break out. It is high time we take the following vital steps to minimise fire hazards in our homes.

March 1, 2024
March 1, 2024

Is the Bailey Road fire at all shocking?

Violation of building and fire safety codes cannot be the norm

November 24, 2022
November 24, 2022

Renewed calls for major brands to sign Accord

Clean Clothes Campaign, the world’s largest alliance of garment industry labour unions, piled pressure on the major brands connected to the Tazreen factory fire to sign the International Accord, which protects workers in Bangladesh.

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