The fire that killed 51 employees of a food processing factory in Narayanganj was not a bolt from the blue for the owners who, according to police, knew such a disaster was imminent but chose to do nothing.

A lighter vessel carrying 1,000 tonnes of yellow peas capsized in the Bay of Bengal this morning after being hit by a sunken bulkhead near Bhasan Char.

Workers injured in the fire at Hashem Foods factory in Narayanganj have been given financial assistance for treatment by the Bangladesh Workers ‘Welfare Foundation Fund under the Ministry of Labour and Employment.

Two siblings drowned in a pond at a remote area in Khagrachhari’s Manikchhari upazila today.

The Rupganj incident illustrates the importance of taking adequate fire safety measures while constructing buildings in Bangladesh, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) said in a statement today.

At least eight persons, including owner of Hashem Foods factory in Narayanganj, were arrested in connection with the devastating fire that left at least 51 dead.

Another injured, who suffered burns in yesterday’s fire at a house in Dhaka's Kamrangirchar, died at a Dhaka hospital this morning.

Fifteen-year-old Tuli Akter wanted to have chicken curry for dinner, and her mother had cooked the dish on Thursday evening thinking that she would have a good meal with her two daughters.

“Get us out of here. Please help!” These were the last words Liton heard from his sister-in-law Jahanara Begum when he called her on Thursday evening.

At least 49 workers and staffers died in a fire at a Narayanganj factory as they were trapped on the third floor with its lone exit locked when the blaze engulfed the building on Thursday.

Rows of bodies of the victims of Thursday night’s fire in Narayanganj are lined up on the floor of Dhaka Medical College mortuary, which doesn’t have room or freezing capacity for this many bodies.

Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) yesterday demanded a fair and impartial probe, exemplary punishment for authorities concerned, and compensation for victims of the massive fire at Hashem Food and Beverage Ltd in Rupganj, Narayanganj.

State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Munnujan Sufian today announced financial assistance for the relatives of Narayanganj fire victims.

Bodies of victims, who were burned to death in the destructive fire at a food factory building in Naryanganj's Rupganj, have been piled up at the Dhaka Medical College (DMC) morgue due to a lack of space at the facility.

Sajeeb Group Chairman Md Abul Hashem today denied all responsibility for the Narayanganj factory fire that killed at least 49 people.

Two people were killed when a three-wheeler hit the back of a parked truck in Godagari upazila of Rajshahi this morning.

Five people including four of a family suffered burns in a fire believed to have originated from an electric short-circuit while charging a battery-run auto-rickshaw in Dhaka’s Kamrangirchar area early this morning.

Relatives of many of those who are missing in the Narayanganj factory fire today blocked the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in protest of the incident and in demand of finding their loved ones.

At least 49 bodies were recovered from the six-storey food factory building in Naryanganj's Rupganj this afternoon taking the death toll to 52.

Three people died after jumping off the roof of a six-storey building on fire in Narayanganj’s Rupganj yesterday evening.