Fire accident

Fire accident

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RMG sector can lead the way in fire accident prevention

The latest Bailey Road fire, which killed 46 people, serves as a wake-up call for commercial buildings and beyond. Lessons can be taken from the safety measures adopted by the RMG industry to...

A notice was hung on the building by the fire service to inform the public of the situation of the building. Photo: TBS

High Court orders hanging notices on fire-prone buildings

Logo of Bangladesh Fire Service & Civil Defence. Photo: UNB

Fire Service launches safety operation at hotels, restaurants in Chattogram

File Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS

A city of fire traps: Decades of tragedies in Dhaka expose systemic failures

FBCCI's Senior Vice President Md Amin Helaly talks to media after visiting the fire-ravaged commercial building on Bailey Road today, 2 March. Photo: TBS.

FBCCI demands action for negligence, whoever it is

Fire-fighting motorbikes lie idle in Barishal for lack of repairs

Fire-fighting motorbikes lie idle in Barishal for lack of repairs

The Bailey Road commercial building lacked a proper fire escape design. It had only one stairwell with multiple restaurants. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Bida yet to start inspecting commercial buildings while fire incidents recur

Fire at a commercial building in Bailey Road. Photo: Collected

Factbox-What causes Bangladesh's major industrial accidents?

Fire service members trying to douse the fire that broke out in a building in Dhaka’s Baily Road on 29 February 2024. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS

This unnatural procession of death

Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS

Bailey Road fire kills at least 46

Gas cylinder blast in Bhashan Char: Four Rohingya children dead so far

Gas cylinder blast in Bhashan Char: Four Rohingya children dead so far

Fire in Gazipur shopping centre under control

Fire in Gazipur shopping centre under control

Photo: Collected

Fire at Mirpur's Jhilpar slum under control