Moments after the catastrophic fire at the Bangabazar Shopping Complex was brought under control at 12:36pm today, shop owners and employees were seen desperately going through the smouldering ruins to salvage whatever they could.

A massive fire ripped through the capital's popular clothing market Bangabazar Shopping Complex this morning.

Four years ago the Department of Fire Service and Civil Defence declared the Bangabazar Shopping Complex a fire risk.

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

The High Court today ruled that Mohammad Zahangir Alam have the liberty to file nomination paper with the Election Commission for contesting the Gazipur City Corporation’s mayoral election to be held on May 25.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said global efforts needed to be streamlined through responsive policy, planning and governance, to make the actions regarding climate change successful.

"I am very disappointed. We work for the people. We sacrifice our lives for the people… but they attacked us"

The massive fire at the Bangabazar Shopping Complex disrupted operations of national emergency service 999, forcing authorities to temporarily suspend the service.

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.

Many people from nearby markets were also seen taking their belongings out of the area, with everyone occupying the street with their possessions

The cause of the fire could not be known immediately

Prothom Alo reporter Samsuzzaman Shams was released from Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj this evening, five days after he was detained from his Savar house

The authorities of Dhaka University suspended a student of Department of Criminology today on the allegation of sexually harassing junior female students.

BNP will not come to power again whenever the national election is held, said Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today.

Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity today demanded that the government extend the Eid-ul Fitr vacation for one day on April 20. The Eid vacation is set to start from April 21.

Students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) today blocked the Dhaka-Aricha Highway, protesting the arrest of Prothom Alo reporter Samsuzzaman Shams in a case filed under the Digital Security Act

ARTICLE 19, an international human rights organisation working on freedom of expression and the right to information, has expressed deep concern over the suing of Prothom Alo Editor Matiur Rahman under the Digital Security Act

The Supreme Court chamber judge today upheld a High Court verdict that declared illegal the awarding of performance bonuses to employees of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority.

The High Court today declared unconstitutional Section 33 of the Upazila Parishad Act that allowed upazila nirbahi officers (UNOs) to perform duties as chief executive officer of the upazila.

The BNP will not sit with the Election Commission for any formal or informal talks, said the party leaders