Old Dhaka fire
Old Dhaka printing press fire doused
A fire that broke out at a printing press in Patuatuli in Old Dhaka last night was doused after two hours
Fire at shoe factory in Old Dhaka brought under control
A fire that broke out at a shoe factory in Old Dhaka’s Nazirabazar around 5:00pm this evening was brought under control around 5:35pm.
When will Old Dhaka be rid of fires?
Three years ago, after the tragic fire incident at Churihatta in Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar, the industries ministry started building a cluster of chemical warehouses at the site of Ujala Match Factory in Shyampur, with an aim to relocate the warehouses in Old Dhaka.
How many more will die in fires?
Factory fires continue as a result of lax safety standards and apathy.
Old Dhaka fire: 6 bodies recovered
At least six persons died in a fire at a plastic factory in old Dhaka's Chawkbazar area that originated this noon.
Old Dhaka plastic factory has no safety measures: Fire Service
The polythene and plastic factory in old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar area that was burning for over two and half hours today (August 15, 2022) has no minimum fire safety measures, fire officials said.
Fire at Old Dhaka polythene factory under control
The fire that broke out at a polythene factory in Old Dhaka's Chawk Bazar area was brought under control after two hours.
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.
Families of Chawkbazar fire victims form human chain
Family members of the victims of Chawkbazar fire form a human chain in front of Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka to press home their 11-point demand.
Old towners say enough is enough
The grief for the loss of at least 67 lives in the chemical-fuelled Chawkbazar blaze is giving way to the fury against chemical factories and warehouses in Old Dhaka with the demand for their removal from the area getting louder.
Impunity lies at root
Fire tragedies are frequent in Bangladesh and often cause high casualties, but no one has ever been punished for their role in any fire incidents.
The agonising wait
With dazed eyes on a blank face, five-year-old Sanin lay nestled in the arms of her father Suman, who was standing just yards off the Dhaka Medical College morgue yesterday.
Old Dhaka's ticking TIMEBOMB
The old town blaze that claimed at least 67 lives could have been even more devastating had the flames came into contact with the huge stockpile of chemicals in the basement of Haji Wahed Mansion.
Noakhali mourns
A pall of gloom has descended on many villages of Noakhali as 13 of the 67 victims in Chawkbazar fire already identified hailed from the district.
Collective failure
The devastating fire in Chawkbazar is the outcome of a collective failure of the authorities concerned.
Condolences pour in for victim families
Condolences poured in to the bereaved families of those killed in the deadly blaze at Old Dhaka's Chawkbazar on Wednesday night.
Old town sends out an SOS
Old Dhaka will remain vulnerable to disasters like the ones in Nimtoli and Chawkbazar unless it undergoes redevelopment, say urban planners.
2010 HC directives 'ignored'
The government is yet to respond to the High Court rule and directives over the Nimtoli fire in Old Dhaka that killed 124 people and injured many others on June 3, 2010, said the lawyer who filed a writ petition in this regard.
Nimtoli to Chawkbazar
On the morning of the national holiday yesterday, many people woke up to find their Facebook friends “marking themselves safe from Chawkbazar fire”.
