Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence
Fire Service deploys hi-tech robot for the first time in Sitakunda
Bangladesh Fire Service deployed fire-fighting robots for the first time to extinguish the Sitakunda fire.
7 June 2022, 12:24 PM
Probe body formed on DNCC market fire
A five-member body is formed by Fire Service and Civil Defence authority to investigate the fire that broke out at Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) kitchen market in the capital's Gulshan-1 early on March 30.
30 March 2019, 04:58 AM
Bangladesh can now fight big fire incidents: Minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal says Bangladesh Fire Service is now capable of managing any big fire incident as now it is upgraded with modern equipment.
5 April 2018, 10:58 AM
Core cable of BTCL landlines cut off, communication disrupted
The core cable of the BTCL landlines is cut off due to Dhaka city corporation repair work, snapping communication between mobiles to landlines and landlines to mobiles across the country since early morning.
8 December 2017, 06:47 AM
Man drowns in Dhaka canal after rescuing 2
A youth drowns after saving the life of two boys who fell into a water body in Badda area of Dhaka
15 August 2016, 12:37 PM
Kid’s body found 19hrs after falling in Mirpur sewer line
Divers recover the body of a four-year-old boy, 19 hours after he fell into a sewer line near Mirpur Commerce College in the capital, Dhaka.
22 July 2016, 06:07 AM
Karwan Bazar blaze tamed after 2 hours
After two hours of frantic efforts and reinforcement, fire fighters have managed to control the deadly blaze that broke out in Dhaka's largest kitchen market Karwan Bazar.
1 May 2016, 14:42 PM
5 killed in Gazipur tyre factory fire
At least five workers including a woman are killed in a tyre factory fire in Pubail area of Gazipur.
23 January 2016, 12:13 PM
ATN staff drowns in Hatirjheel
A staff of ATN Television channel drowns in Hatirjheel lake after falling off from Rainbow Bridge-1 .
5 January 2016, 11:54 AM
2 Dhaka buildings tilt, 6 show cracks after quake
The tremor has tilted two six-storied residential buildings at Mazed Sardar Road in old part of Dhaka and Shanirakhra area in the capital.
4 January 2016, 08:00 AM
AC malfunction, fire at Bangladesh Bank
A small scale fire breaks out at Bangladesh Bank in Dhaka’s Motijheel this afternoon, however, no major losses or casualties were incurred.
26 July 2015, 10:26 AM