4 children drown in N’ganj pond
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Sitakunda shipyard toxic gas death toll rises to 10
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Kolkata hotel fire: Two more Bangladeshis identified among dead
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Woman, granddaughter killed after being run over by train in Cumilla
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3 killed in bus-truck collision in Gopalganj
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They live to tell

“Fire! Fire!”
1 March 2024

Looking for loved ones at morgues

A phone call, followed by an everlasting silence.
1 March 2024

‘We are alive thanks to them’

Whenever there is a devastating blaze threatening the lives of people, the ones everyone looks to for saving the day are the fire service and civil defence personnel.
1 March 2024

Families lost in flame

It was a leap day on Thursday, and many decided to celebrate the day that comes every four years with dreams and promises to be in a better place in life when the next one arrives.
1 March 2024

GONE ... TOO SOON

Classes, labwork, exams -- Lamisha Islam was supposed to be worrying about these today while living a life full of potential amongst her friends and family.
1 March 2024

A biriyani stop turns tragic

A check-up with the dentist. This is why Lutfun Nahar Lucky, a 47-year-old senior teacher at Viqarunnisa Noon School & College left home on Thursday night. She was accompanied by her daughter Jannatin Tazri, 23, a student of BRAC University.
1 March 2024

The last supper: All five of a family die

Only 18 days separated Syed Mobarak Hossain from his dream of taking his family to Italy, where he worked. After years of struggle as a Bangladeshi expatriate, everything was finally falling into place:
1 March 2024

Death came draped in smoke

Around 11:30pm, there were murmurs of one death. By then, the fire had been burning for over an hour.
1 March 2024

Fire at Wari restaurant under control

A fire that broke out at a restaurant’s kitchen in Dhaka's Wari area tonight was brought under control within half an hour
1 March 2024

Witness accounts of Bailey Road fire

Witnesses, shop owners, and others present a the scene share their ordeal with The Daily Star
1 March 2024

'All concerned must be held accountable for not following building regulations'

Mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation Sheikh Fazle Noor Tapas visited the scene of the fire at Bailey Road in Dhaka.
1 March 2024

2 owners of 'Chumuk', manager of 'Kachchi Bhai' held

Police today detained three people, including two owners of a food shop called "Chumuk" in connection with last night's deadly fire at the seven-storey building on Bailey Road in Dhaka.
1 March 2024

Burning issues

We must heed the warning signs and take action before tragedy strikes once more.
1 March 2024

Police official father in deep shock as daughter dies

Lamisha, 23, a student of mechanical department of the Bangladesh University of Engineering (BUET), became the nucleus of the family
1 March 2024

‘Thanks to them, I am alive today’

Survivor expresses gratitude to fire service personnel
1 March 2024

BNP blames govt's incompetency for frequent fire incidents

BNP has expressed deep shock and sorrow over the fire incident at a six-storey commercial building on Bailey Road in Dhaka that claimed 46 lives and injured many
1 March 2024

Rajuk forms seven-member probe committee

Rajuk today formed a seven-member committee to investigate any potential faults in the design and approval process of a building on Bailey Road that caught fire last night
1 March 2024

Journo among victims of Bailey Road fire

Abhishruti Sharsti, a staff correspondent at Thereport.live, is among the 46 victims of the fire at building at Bailey Road
1 March 2024

A whimsical biriyani stop turns tragic

Viqarunnisa teacher, her 23-yr-old daughter killed in Bailey Road blaze
1 March 2024

Bailey Road fire: PM expresses anger over lack of fire exit

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today bemoaned that there was no fire exit in the multi-storied building that caught fire on Bailey Road leaving dozens of people dead
1 March 2024