Fire
Unearth causes behind frequent slum fires: Speakers
Dhaka, Aug 22 (UNB) – Speakers at a dialogue here on Thursday demanded formation of a ‘national slum commission’ to unearth the reasons behind repeated fire incidents in slums.
DFID allocates £102,625 for Mirpur fire victims
Dhaka, Aug 21 (UNB) – The UK Department for International Development has allocated £102,625 to support those affected by a massive fire at Jheelpar Chalantika slum in the capital’s Mirpur area.
FR Tower design forgery: Land owner gets bail
Dhaka, Aug 20 (UNB) – A court here on Tuesday granted bail to FR Tower land owner SMHI Faruque until August 29 in a case filed over forgery in the design of the building.
Mirpur overnight fire turns lives of thousands upside down
Dhaka, Aug 17 (UNB) – There is nothing new in slum fire in Dhaka city. When it happens, it leaves thousands of people in deep despair. Over 20,000 slum dwellers turned paupers within hours in Friday night’s fast-moving fire in the city’s Mirpur area.
Major fire breaks out in New Delhi hospital; no casualties
New Delhi, Aug 17 (AP/UNB) — Authorities evacuated dozens of patients and visitors after a fire broke out Saturday in a major government-run hospital in the Indian capital.
BNP demands fair probe into Mirpur fire
Dhaka, Aug 17 (UNB) – BNP on Saturday demanded a fair and neutral investigation into Friday’s fire at a slum in the city’s Mirpur-7 area as such incidents are on the rise.
3-member body formed to probe Mirpur slum fire
Dhaka, Aug 17 (UNB) – A three-member probe committee was formed on Saturday to investigate Friday’s fire at a slum in the city’s Mirpur-7area.
Four burnt in Gazipur fire
Gazipur, Aug 17 (UNB)- Four members of a family sustained burn injuries after a fire broke out in a house at Kathoa of Salna in the city on Saturday.
Mirpur slum fire doused after 6 hrs
Dhaka, Aug 17 (UNB) –The massive fire that broke out at a slum in Mirpur-7of the city on Friday was doused early Saturday after six hours of relentless efforts by firefighters.
City slum fire under control
Dhaka, Aug 16 (UNB) – The massive fire broke out at a slum in Mirpur-7 of the city on Friday evening was brought under control after over three hours.