A man was killed tonight after falling from a boat on Hatirjheel Lake in Dhaka

At least one person was killed and three others injured in a landslide in Akbarshah area of Chattogram today

Three persons were killed and two others were injured in a head-on collision between a truck and an auto-rickshaw in Ramu upazila of Cox's Bazar this morning.

The massive fire at Bangabazar Market was finally doused this morning, more than 75 hours after it broke out early Tuesday..The fire was doused around 9:30am, Rakibul Hasan, duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence control room, told The Daily Star.. The fire originated around

Traders of the burnt-down Bangabazar Shopping Complex will erect makeshift shops on the ground to resume their business ahead of Eid.

Two people riding on a motorcycle died Wednesday night after they crashed into a truck in Sylhet’s Mitrimahal area on the Sylhet-Companiganj regional highway around 10:00pm.

Gausia market in the capital’s New Market area is at risk of witnessing a fire incident, said fire service officials after visiting the market for a survey yesterday.

Nur Alam, 60, a seasoned trader of Bangabazar, is still traumatised by the fire that took place there 28 years ago, in the same way as the recent one. During that time, it took him only a year to bounce back. However, this time he is doubtful whether that can happen.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said it is being looked into whether the Bangabazar fire incident was an act of sabotage and the BNP had caused it after failing in their movement.

The shop owners' association of Bangabazar did not take any action despite notices being served as many as 10 times about the fire risk there, State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Enamur Rahman told the parliament today

Three people were arrested today in a case filed over Tuesday's attack on the Fire Service and Civil Defence Headquarters during the Bangabazar fire in the capital on Tuesday

Cleaning operations at Bangabazar and its adjacent markets, which were devastated by a massive fire on Tuesday, will begin tomorrow, Prime Minister's Private Industries and Investment Adviser Salman F Rahman said today.

"The shops' owners and staffers, who lost their trade licences, bank cheques and credit or debit cards, birth registration certificates and NID cards or any other essential documents in the fire, can file the GD with the help of Shahbagh police at the booth from now"

The Gausia Market in the capital’s New Market area is risky in terms of fire safety, fire service officials said after visiting the market for a survey today.

A fire that broke out at a shoe warehouse inside the compound of Trading Corporation of Bangladesh in Chattogram this morning, has been doused.

A six-year-old city corporation initiative to build a 10-storey shopping mall at Bangabazar never saw the light of day because of disagreements between the shop owners and the corporation.

A total of 486 road accidents occurred, resulting in 564 fatalities and 1,094 injuries in March this year, according to a report by Road Safety Foundation.

Fire Service and Civil Defence will start a survey to identify risky market buildings in the capital from today, said its director general Brig Gen Md Main Uddin.

Three people were killed and two others injured in road accidents in two districts during the last two days, according to reports from our correspondents.

The High Court yesterday issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain why they should not be directed to give adequate compensation to the families of 19 victims who died in Madaripur road accident on March 19.