Lack of fire safety measures in buildings is unacceptable

Dr Tanvir Manzur, professor of civil engineering at Buet, talks about the importance of adhering to the building code to prevent fire incidents.

Statistics reveal continual decline in fire safety standards

Rajuk, fire service, city corporations all must do their jobs throughout the year

In high-rise buildings, there should be fire-proof steel staircases for evacuation.

Housing and Public Works Minister SM Rejaul Karim says a total of 24 teams will begin inspecting overall conditions including fire safety measures of multi-storey buildings in Dhaka from April 1.

The scene at a slum in Bhasantek area of Mirpur in Dhaka resembles that of a ravaged wasteland in a dystopic world, with hundreds of lives stranded under the sky, two days after a fire engulfed the slum.