Eight persons have been made accused in a case filed over the fire and explosions at BM Container Depot in Chattogram's Sitakunda on June 4, 2022 night.

Another victim of Sitakunda BM container depot fire died at Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) early today.

Another victim of Sitakunda BM container depot fire died at Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) early today.

A majority of those injured in the Chattogram depot blasts have suffered eye injuries and many are at risk of permanent vision loss.

Remains of two more bodies were recovered from two separate spots at Sitakunda’s BM Container Depot where a series of explosions happened since the fire broke out on June 4, 2022 night.

Legal action over the fire, explosion at BM Container Depot in Chattogram’s Sitakunda will be taken after all probe committees submit their reports.

A team of experts of Criminal Investigation Department has started collecting DNA samples of the deceased in Chattogram container depot fire in order to identify them.

"My husband is at least alive, even if his left hand has been amputated. It means a lot to me that he is still alive," said Nazneen Nahar, wife of Nurul Afsar, who sustained burn injuries in the fire and subsequent explosions at BM Container Depot in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram on Saturday night (June 4, 2022).

The charred bodies of 36 fire victims of the fire tragedy at BM Container Depot in Chattogram’s Sitakunda could not be identified by the family members, said Mominur Rahman, deputy commissioner of Chattogram.

The Ministry of Labour and Employment will provide Tk 2 lakh to each family of the people who died in in the fire and subsequent explosions at BM Container Depot in Sitakunda upazila last night, Mominur Rahman, deputy commissioner of Chattogram, had said.

“We were all together after the fire broke out at the container depot. Nayan was the first to go on Facebook live – providing updates on the fire. At one point there was a huge explosion, triggered by the fire. Nayan went silent and the screen went dark,” recalled Ariful Islam, a friend of Oliur Rahman Nayan.

The Chattogram depot fire has once again exposed the severe negligence in the handling of hazardous chemicals in Bangladesh.

Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today said inquiry will reveal whether Chattogram container depot fire is an accident or sabotage.

There has been negligence from those who run the BM Container Depot, State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury today said about the fire incident at Sitakunda in Chattogram.

Although it has been almost 17 hours since the fire started at BM Container Depot at Sitakunda in Chattogram, the blaze is yet to come under control. Explosions can still be heard.

Fire Service officials were not informed about the presence of chemicals in the containers at BM Container Depot in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram.

The death toll in the fire and subsequent explosions at BM Container Depot in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram has gone up to 49 while hundreds of people, including police and fire service personnel sustained burn injuries in the incident.

Students of Chittagong University today rushed to Chittagong Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) to donate blood to those injured in the fire at BM Container Depot in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram.

Fire service personnel moved to a safe place to avoid accidents after water shortage disrupted firefighting work at BM Container Depot in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram.

The death toll in the fire and subsequent explosions at BM Container Depot in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram has increased to 16 while hundreds of people, including police and fire service personnel sustained burn injuries in the incident.