8 accused depot officials cleared of negligence in the explosion, fire which took 51 lives last year

More human remains, including skull and bones, were recovered from under the debris at Chattogram’s BM Depot today (July 6, 2022), raising the death toll 51, police say.

Six months before the deadly fire at Sitakunda’s BM Container Depot on June 4, a team of Bangladesh Investment Development Authority visited the depot and found fire hazards like combustible materials kept near electronic machines and absence of a fire hydrant system.