Firefighters must have proper compensation, health insurance, and safety gear

Fire Service and Civil Defence has introduced new hotline number 102 for any fire related emergency service

Unplanned urbanisation over the last decade has worsened fire risks in the cities, but firefighters have not been given additional training and proper equipment so they can deal with the heightened threats and the changing nature of fire incidents.

Bangladesh Fire Service deployed fire-fighting robots for the first time to extinguish the Sitakunda fire.

Deadly depot blast exposes the poor state of industrial safety in Bangladesh

Deaths of nine firefighters have been confirmed in the fire at Chattogram's BM Container Depot, according to Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defense.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the fire department to inspect high-rises, and commercial buildings every year and issue fire safety certificates.