Right under the authorities’ noses, chemical warehouses and small factories are operating in full swing in Mirpur’s densely populated residential areas, defying safety regulations and gambling with thousands of lives.

Despite danger, grieving families still gathering at the site looking for loved ones

Everyone was looking straight at the camera — as if it were a photo session, not a moment of pain

The massive fire that swept through a chemical warehouse and an adjacent garment factory in Shialbari of the capital’s Mirpur was brought under control yesterday -- 27 hours after it broke out.

At least seven of those killed or missing in the Arian Fashion fire in the capital’s Rupnagar were aged between 13 and 18.

Despite repeated deadly fire incidents, the government has yet to relocate hazardous chemical warehouses from Dhaka’s residential areas to designated industrial zones in Munshiganj.

Experts say little has changed since the deadly Churihatta and Nimtali fires years ago

Heavy smoke, chemical hazards hampering rescue operations

At least 16 people were killed and several others injured after a devastating fire broke out at a chemical warehouse and an adjacent garment factory unit in the capital’s Mirpur yesterday.

Alo's last call to her father before phone went dead

All bodies recovered from garment factory

Five units from Kurmitola Fire Station brought the fire under control around 11:35am

Lightning strikes on Monday evening ignited several fires in the Grampians National Park

The fire started around 5:00am, and 12 firefighting units managed to bring it under control around 9:30am

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Two fire engines are trying to douse the blaze that originated around 12:05pm, said Rozina Akter, duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence control room

Southampton's Championship clash against Preston was postponed on Wednesday after a major fire broke out near the stadium just hours before kick-off.

Fire hazards remain one of the most underemphasised and silent menaces of modern living. And while recent tragedies have left us all reeling in shock and disbelief, many remain unaware of the appropriate measures that need to be taken to prevent fire breakouts in the home, or the protocols to follow if such a fire does break out. It is high time we take the following vital steps to minimise fire hazards in our homes.

"I have lost everything," said an inconsolable Matin Khan who had a small shop in the Mohammadpur Krishi Market that was ravaged in a devastating fire early this morning

Firefighters had to struggle to bring the fire at Mohammad Krishi Market under control due to a huge crowd of onlookers, Director of Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) Lt Col Md Tajul Islam said today