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Is climate change intensifying fires in Bangladesh?
Bangladesh is facing a growing fire crisis. Data from the Department of Fire Service and Civil Defence, compiled by Dataful, shows roughly 250,000 fires occurred nationwide between 1997 and 2018.
18 November 2025, 04:00 AM
Fire burns documents at Grameen Bank branch in B’baria; official calls it arson
Vault containing cash remained unharmed, he says
12 November 2025, 07:08 AM
Fire at Chattogram police station doused after half an hour
No casualties were reported in the incident
28 October 2025, 03:58 AM
Mirpur factory fire: Warehouse owner ran illegal chemical trade for 15 years
After the fire, toxic fumes hung over the area for several days, posing serious health risks to locals.
25 October 2025, 18:00 PM
East Senpara turning into a ‘chemical colony’
Right under the authorities’ noses, chemical warehouses and small factories are operating in full swing in Mirpur’s densely populated residential areas, defying safety regulations and gambling with thousands of lives.
17 October 2025, 18:21 PM
Mirpur factory fire: ‘Immediately lethal’ toxic gas found in warehouse
Despite danger, grieving families still gathering at the site looking for loved ones
17 October 2025, 15:39 PM
When officials turn tragedy into a photo opportunity
Everyone was looking straight at the camera — as if it were a photo session, not a moment of pain
16 October 2025, 06:31 AM
Mirpur factory fire: Chemical fumes still in the air
The massive fire that swept through a chemical warehouse and an adjacent garment factory in Shialbari of the capital’s Mirpur was brought under control yesterday -- 27 hours after it broke out.
15 October 2025, 19:42 PM
Seven teenage workers among dead, missing
At least seven of those killed or missing in the Arian Fashion fire in the capital’s Rupnagar were aged between 13 and 18.
15 October 2025, 18:41 PM
Prolonged inaction, recurring fire tragedies
Despite repeated deadly fire incidents, the government has yet to relocate hazardous chemical warehouses from Dhaka’s residential areas to designated industrial zones in Munshiganj.
15 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Little is done despite repeated tragedies
Experts say little has changed since the deadly Churihatta and Nimtali fires years ago
15 October 2025, 09:23 AM
Rupnagar chemical warehouse still smoulders a day after deadly fire
Heavy smoke, chemical hazards hampering rescue operations
15 October 2025, 06:00 AM
Toxic blaze at warehouse, RMG unit claims 16 lives
At least 16 people were killed and several others injured after a devastating fire broke out at a chemical warehouse and an adjacent garment factory unit in the capital’s Mirpur yesterday.
14 October 2025, 18:12 PM
‘The factory is on fire. We’re trapped. Can’t get out’
Alo's last call to her father before phone went dead
14 October 2025, 16:26 PM
Chemical explosion in Dhaka's Rupnagar claims 16 lives
All bodies recovered from garment factory
14 October 2025, 06:42 AM
Fire at Bhashantek BRP slum under control
Five units from Kurmitola Fire Station brought the fire under control around 11:35am
6 March 2025, 05:37 AM
Fast-moving fires torch national parks in southeast Australia
Lightning strikes on Monday evening ignited several fires in the Grampians National Park
28 January 2025, 06:06 AM
Meghna Group tissue factory fire under control after 4.5hrs
The fire started around 5:00am, and 12 firefighting units managed to bring it under control around 9:30am
18 November 2024, 03:17 AM
‘Not a Fiction’ earns second Oscar-qualifying spot at Tasveer Film Festival 2024
Shah Newaz Khan Cju’s “Not a Fiction” has secured its second Oscar-qualifying spot at the 19th edition of the Tasveer Film Festival and Market 2024.
16 September 2024, 04:53 AM
Car catches fire on flyover near airport
Two fire engines are trying to douse the blaze that originated around 12:05pm, said Rozina Akter, duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence control room
16 May 2024, 06:38 AM