Conduct fair probe, compensate victims

Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) yesterday demanded a fair and impartial probe, exemplary punishment for authorities concerned, and compensation for victims of the massive fire at Hashem Food and Beverage Ltd in Rupganj, Narayanganj.
9 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Govt announces financial assistance for Narayanganj fire victims

State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Munnujan Sufian today announced financial assistance for the relatives of Narayanganj fire victims.
9 July 2021, 15:15 PM

Bodies of N’ganj fire victims piling up at DMC morgue due to space crisis

Bodies of victims, who were burned to death in the destructive fire at a food factory building in Naryanganj's Rupganj, have been piled up at the Dhaka Medical College (DMC) morgue due to a lack of space at the facility.
9 July 2021, 13:45 PM

‘I didn't set the fire’: Sajeeb Group chairman denies responsibility for Narayanganj fire

Sajeeb Group Chairman Md Abul Hashem today denied all responsibility for the Narayanganj factory fire that killed at least 49 people.
9 July 2021, 11:15 AM

2 killed in Rajshahi road accident

Two people were killed when a three-wheeler hit the back of a parked truck in Godagari upazila of Rajshahi this morning.
9 July 2021, 06:19 AM

Five suffer burn injuries in fire at Kamrangirchar house

Five people including four of a family suffered burns in a fire believed to have originated from an electric short-circuit while charging a battery-run auto-rickshaw in Dhaka’s Kamrangirchar area early this morning.
9 July 2021, 06:05 AM

Narayanganj factory fire: Relatives of the missing block Dhaka-Sylhet highway

Relatives of many of those who are missing in the Narayanganj factory fire today blocked the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in protest of the incident and in demand of finding their loved ones.
9 July 2021, 05:52 AM

49 bodies recovered from Narayanganj factory; death toll now 52

At least 49 bodies were recovered from the six-storey food factory building in Naryanganj's Rupganj this afternoon taking the death toll to 52.
9 July 2021, 05:21 AM

N’ganj Factory Fire: 3 die jumping off roof of six-storey building

Three people died after jumping off the roof of a six-storey building on fire in Narayanganj’s Rupganj yesterday evening.
8 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Fire at Narayanganj food factory: 2 die after jumping from rooftop

Two women workers have died after jumping from the roof of a six-storey building when a fire broke out at a food factory in Narayanganj’s Rupganj this evening.
8 July 2021, 17:26 PM

Fire breaks out in Tejgaon warehouse, 2 units working to douse it

A fire broke out at the warehouse of Globe Pharmaceutical Company Ltd in Dhaka's Tejgaon area this afternoon.
8 July 2021, 13:01 PM

398 dead in 327 accidents last month: Road Safety Foundation

At least 398 people were killed and 423 were injured in 327 road accidents across the country last month, Road Safety Foundation -- a non-government organisation -- said today.
7 July 2021, 12:21 PM

Fire at Manikganj hospital brought under control

A fire that broke out at the United Hospital in Manikganj was brought under control yesterday night.
6 July 2021, 19:40 PM

Moghbazar explosion: Death toll now 12 as another injured dies after nine days

​​​​​​​The death toll from the Moghbazar explosion rose to 12 as another injured died in a Dhaka hospital last night, nine days after the incident.
6 July 2021, 14:01 PM

4 injured in Narayanganj paper mill blast

Four workers sustained burn injuries following an explosion in Nur Paper Mill at Kanchpur of Sonargaon in Narayanganj district early today.
5 July 2021, 11:00 AM

Man dies after bicycle hit by vehicle in Dhaka’s Badda

A man was dead after an unidentified vehicle hit his bicycle in Dhaka’s Badda area early today.
5 July 2021, 06:07 AM

Moghbazar explosion: case handed over to CTTC, Titas Gas employees to be interrogated

Counterterrorism officials will interrogate Titas Gas employees in connection with the Moghbazar explosion that left 11 persons dead.
3 July 2021, 14:03 PM

5 killed in truck-ambulance collision in Tangail

Five people were killed and five were injured in a collision between a truck and an ambulance carrying a cancer patient in Tangail this morning.
3 July 2021, 05:42 AM

Moghbazar explosion: Another body found in debris, death toll now eight

Two days after a deadly explosion in a building at Dhaka’s Moghbazar area, another body was recovered from the debris today -- raising the death toll to eight.
29 June 2021, 10:13 AM

Newsman injured in road mishap

A Bangladeshi journalist working in America, his wife and father were injured seriously when their microbus tumbled into a ditch from the Bogra-Dinajpur highway Monday,
8 July 1991, 18:00 PM