At least 71 people were killed in a tragic fire at Wahed Mansion in Chawkbazar’s Churihatta area in Old Dhaka on February 20, 2019.

They are allowing flagrant building code violations in our cities

Unfortunately, numerous fire incidents across Bangladesh have exposed a shocking disregard for important safety rule.

Police are yet to file a case in connection with Thursday's fire at a seven-storey building on Bailey Road that left 46 people dead so far

Two victims of the fire at a building on the capital's Bailey Road were laid to rest yesterday

Three more bodies of victims of Thursday night's deadly fire at a building on Bailey Road were identified by a family member last night

A phone call, followed by an everlasting silence.

Whenever there is a devastating blaze threatening the lives of people, the ones everyone looks to for saving the day are the fire service and civil defence personnel.

Classes, labwork, exams -- Lamisha Islam was supposed to be worrying about these today while living a life full of potential amongst her friends and family.

Only 18 days separated Syed Mobarak Hossain from his dream of taking his family to Italy, where he worked. After years of struggle as a Bangladeshi expatriate, everything was finally falling into place:

Around 11:30pm, there were murmurs of one death. By then, the fire had been burning for over an hour.

An electric short circuit or a leaky gas pipe at a ground floor cafe was most likely the cause of the fire at the Bailey Road building late at night on Thursday, said investigators.

The Green Cozy Cottage Shopping Mall on the capital’s Bailey Road had all the catalysts needed to set off a blaze.

After deadly fires like the one on Thursday that claimed 46 lives, authorities momentarily wake up from their slumber to prevent recurrences, but any such initiative loses steam as they fail to take concerted action.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday bemoaned that there was no fire exit in the multi-storey building that caught fire on Bailey Road leaving dozens dead.

“Where’s the emergency exit? where’s the emergency exit?” people were shouting all around.

“Fire! Fire!”

Witnesses, shop owners, and others present a the scene share their ordeal with The Daily Star

Mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation Sheikh Fazle Noor Tapas visited the scene of the fire at Bailey Road in Dhaka.

We must heed the warning signs and take action before tragedy strikes once more.