Bangladesh Army has joined Fire Service and Civil Defence in fighting the fire that broke out in a cotton warehouse in Chhoto Kumira area of Chattogram's Sitakunda around 10:30am this morning

A 45-year-old woman was killed after being hit by a human haulier, locally known as leguna, at Nayanagar More in the capital’s Jatrabari area today.

Firefighters are struggling to bring the fire, which broke out at a cotton warehouse in Chhoto Kumira area of Chattogram's Sitakunda this morning, under control due to water shortage.

Says father of deceased Mirza Azam

The fire broke out from the kitchen of one Nirod Baroi's house and engulfed the adjacent seven houses around 5:30 am

Six units of firefighters from Sitakunda and Kumira fire stations are trying to douse the flame

Mirza Azam, who was undergoing treatment at the institute with 80 percent burns, died around 9:30am, Samanta Lal Sen, chief coordinator of the hospital, told The Daily Star

At least 16 workers were injured as the roof of an under-construction 10-storey building of the Atomic Energy Research Establishment collapsed in Dhaka’s Savar yesterday afternoon, fire service officials said.

A passenger went missing after falling into the Tetulia river from a launch on the Dhaka-Charmontaj route in Patuakhali last morning.

A retired army sergeant died after he lost control of his motorbike and fell on the road in Dumki upazila of Patuakhali.

A high school student was killed in a road accident last morning on the Thakurgaon-Panchagarh highway in Thakurgaon Sadar upazila.

Four people died in road accidents in Gazipur, Thakurgaon, and Patuakhali between yesterday morning and Thursday night.

At least 15 workers were injured as the ceiling of an under-construction building of Atomic Energy Research Establishment collapsed in Dhaka's Savar this afternoon, fire service officials said

Young husband and sole earner's life cut short, leaving family devastated

The committee formed to probe the blast at Seema Oxygen Plant in Sitakunda's Kadamrasul area has sought the opinion of experts to determine the specific cause behind the incident

"There are two aspects to this – complying with the Bangladesh National Building Code when constructing buildings, and making fire safety plans in accordance with the Fire Service and Civil Defence Guidelines and getting the plans approved before starting construction."

A passenger went missing after falling into Tetulia river from a double-decker launch on the Dhaka-Charmontaj route in Patuakhali this morning

It will take 45 days to assess whether the building in Gulistan, which was the site of a deadly blast on Tuesday that claimed 22 lives so far, will be repaired or demolished

Over the past decade, there has not been a single conviction in any major fire, and in most cases, the affected establishments went back to business as usual the minute media attention shifted.

The loss of 22 lives in Tuesday’s explosion is the result of sheer greed and negligence of the building owners, police said