Braving injuries to save lives

'It's heartbreaking to see someone burning in front of you, and you can't do anything for them,' says Sheikh Rakib recounting horror
1 March 2024, 07:35 AM

Building owners defied repeated calls for safety: fire DG

There were no fire safety measures at the building on Bailey Road where a devastating fire last night left at least 46 people dead, Fire Service and Civil Defence Director General Brig Gen Md Main Uddin said today
1 March 2024, 07:31 AM

'I jumped off the roof for my life'

Recounts one survivor as others say the blaze-hit building has no emergency exit
1 March 2024, 07:22 AM

Family of five burnt to death just 18 days before fresh start

For Syed Mobarak Hossain, everything was falling into place after years of struggle
1 March 2024, 06:56 AM

At least 46 dead of 'carbon monoxide inhalation': Samanta Lal

At least 46 people died and 12 were injured in last night's fire at a seven-storey building on Bailey Road in the capital, Health Minister Samanta Lal Sen said this morning
1 March 2024, 06:04 AM

President, PM express shock over Bailey Road blaze

President Mohammed Sahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed deep shock and sorrow over the fire incident at a commercial-cum-residential building on Bailey Road in Dhaka that claimed dozens of lives
1 March 2024, 05:58 AM

Another victim dies, death toll now 45

The death toll from last night's deadly fire in a building on Bailey Road in the capital rose to 45 as another injured died at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital this morning
1 March 2024, 04:18 AM

39 of 46 victims identified, 33 bodies handed over to families

The bodies of 39 people, out of 46 who were killed in last night’s Bailey Road fire, have been identified
1 March 2024, 03:12 AM

Mother heaves sigh of relief

Nazma Begum heaved a sigh of relief last night when her son Omar Faruk, who had started a new job at Khana's restaurant just six days ago, was rescued from the roof of the building after a major fire broke out on Bailey Road in Dhaka
1 March 2024, 00:18 AM

'I will lose their bodies among so many corpses'

Bashona Rani, a grandmother, was seen grieving after she found the bodies of her daughter and two grandchildren
29 February 2024, 23:14 PM

Bailey Road Fire: 5-member probe committee formed

A five-member investigation committee, headed by Lt Col Tajul Islam Chowdhury, was formed to find the cause of the fire at Green Cozy Cottage Shopping Mall
29 February 2024, 22:47 PM

'Gas cylinders were scattered along the staircase'

Fire official says building lacked safety measures
29 February 2024, 21:41 PM

In pictures: Bailey Road fire

A fire razed through a building Green Cozy Cottage Shopping Mall on Bailey Road of the capital on Thursday night killing scores and injuring dozens
29 February 2024, 20:57 PM

PM monitoring situation: health minister

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is closely monitoring the fire incident that took place at a seven-storey commercial building on Bailey Road in Dhaka last night
29 February 2024, 20:19 PM

42 in critical condition: IGP

At least 42 people were rescued in an unconscious state from the seven-storey commercial building that caught on fire last night on Bailey Road in the capital
29 February 2024, 19:52 PM

Bailey Road fire: At least 44 dead

At least 44 people were killed in a fire that broke out at a seven-storey commercial building on Bailey Road in Dhaka last night.
29 February 2024, 19:32 PM

'Many jumped to save themselves'

Says Siam, one of rescued restaurant staffer
29 February 2024, 18:35 PM

At least 44 killed in building blaze

At least 44 people were killed and 22 others critically injured in a fire at a seven-storey building on Bailey Road in the capital last night.
29 February 2024, 18:00 PM