Says Abdul Latif Biplob, who lost Tk 2 crore investment, Tk 3 crore worth products in Bangabazar fire

During today’s Iftar, Bangabazar traders and the firefighters were seen breaking fast amid chaos and ruins of the devastating fire. .Sagor Hasan, who had two shops at Bangabazar market and three shops in the adjacent Anexco Tower, recounted his overwhelming experience to The Daily Star.

A devastating fire broke out at Bangabazar, the popular shopping destination in Dhaka.

Bangabazar, the once-vibrant marketplace, bustling with activities and commerce, now lies in ruins with its shops and stalls reduced to ashes. The devastating blaze spared nothing in its wake, leaving a trail of destruction.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said he can understand the loss of businesses in the Bangabazar fire as he often went there for shopping..“This is a huge loss before the Eid. I know this because I often come here for shopping. We can buy products at a cheap price from here; it is five time

The fire at the Bangabazar Shopping Complex this morning started at the Adarsha market inside the complex, according to the Fire Service and Civil Defence.

Says Mohammad Rafiqul Islam Sohag, who lost everything of his three shops because of the fire

Just six months ago, 29-year-old Tarek opened a shop in the capital’s Bangabazar Shopping Complex by taking a loan.

State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Md Enamur Rahman said they would take steps after investigation to rehabilitate traders of Bangabazar shops that burnt to ashes in a devastating fire today.

The damage has been extensive, leaving only scraps to be salvaged. Having struck such a tragedy right before Eid-ul-Fitr, which has left wholesalers destitute, wondering what tomorrow will bring.

Moments after the catastrophic fire at the Bangabazar Shopping Complex was brought under control at 12:36pm today, shop owners and employees were seen desperately going through the smouldering ruins to salvage whatever they could.

A massive fire ripped through the capital's popular clothing market Bangabazar Shopping Complex this morning.

The fire gutted nearly every shop in the beloved shopping complex among Dhaka residents for the multitude of thrift clothing shops.

Four years ago the Department of Fire Service and Civil Defence declared the Bangabazar Shopping Complex a fire risk.

The crowd of onlookers was the biggest hindrance to firefighting efforts and caused a delay in bringing the devastating fire at the Bangabazar Shopping Complex under control, said the fire service director general

"I am very disappointed. We work for the people. We sacrifice our lives for the people… but they attacked us"

The devastating fire at the Bangabazar Shopping Complex may have burnt more than Tk 1,000 crore worth of investment into ashes, said the president of the Bangladesh Dokan Malik Samity, the apex trade body of shop owners.

"Starting with one shop, we expanded to five shops over the past 10 years. We had a business worth Tk 5 crore. Now we have nothing,"

Smoke was seen coming out of the nearby Annexco Tower more than four hours after the fire at Bangabazar Shopping Complex was brought under control

A massive fire broke out at Dhaka’s Bangabazar market. The cause of the fire could not be known immediately. No casualties have been reported so far.