There is hardly any restaurant in Bangladesh with a proper fire suppression system while only a handful among the owners are aware of fire safety measures, said a top leader of the Bangladesh Restaurant Owners' Association (BROA) yesterday.

There were no fire safety measures at the building on Bailey Road where a devastating fire last night left at least 46 people dead, Fire Service and Civil Defence Director General Brig Gen Md Main Uddin said today

At least 46 people died and 12 were injured in last night's fire at a seven-storey building on Bailey Road in the capital, Health Minister Samanta Lal Sen said this morning