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Bangladeshi sailor among 22 missing after cargo ship sinks off India's coast
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Rajuk to conduct survey on markets, eateries in Dhaka basements

The survey will be conducted in 24 sub-zones of the eight zones, Rajuk official said
9 March 2023

Gulistan blast: Family members in grim wait as search for Swapan continues

Swapan, a manager of a shop in the basement of the building, has been missing since the explosion on Tuesday, which has so far claimed 20 lives.
9 March 2023

Of buzzing flies, a raised hand, and calls unanswered

Almost 24 hours after the explosion in Gulistan, firefighters at the site noticed a swarm of flies above a particular spot in the debris.
9 March 2023

Building fire hazards: A city strewn with ticking time bombs

The recent incidents are similar to other cases seen over the years. The causes were electric short circuit, accumulation of gas in a confined space, and poorly maintained air conditioning units
9 March 2023

It all points to accumulated gas

There were two possible sources of the gas that got trapped, experts in police said yesterday, requesting anonymity
9 March 2023

Siddikbazar building: 9 out of 24 columns damaged

Nine out of 24 columns in the basement and ground floor of the Siddikbazar building in the capital's Gulistan were damaged in yesterday's explosion, said Rajuk member (development) Maj (retd) Shamsuddin Ahmed Chowdhury
8 March 2023

Unnatural death case filed over Gulistan blast

Police filed an unnatural death case over Tuesday's explosion at a Siddikbazar building in Dhaka's Gulistan that left at least 20 persons dead
8 March 2023

Death toll rises to 20 in Gulistan blast

Another victim of the Gulistan blast died last night at the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, raising the death count to 20
8 March 2023

Man killed in train accident

An unidentified man was killed after a train hit him in Joypurhat’s Panchbibi yesterday.
8 March 2023

Four killed, 17 hurt in road accidents

Four people were killed and 17 injured in road accidents in three districts yesterday, according to reports from our correspondents.
8 March 2023

Road Crashes, Deaths: BRTA numbers way lower than road-safety platforms’

Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has said that at least 303 people were killed and 416 injured in 308 road crashes last month.
8 March 2023

1 killed in bus accident

A madrasa student was killed and 50 others were injured in a bus accident at Laxmipur Bazar area in Netrakona’s Durgapur upazila yesterday morning,
8 March 2023

Rajuk forms probe body to assess building condition

Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) today formed a six-member probe committee to investigate the present condition of the Siddikbazar building in Dhaka's Gulistan where a huge explosion took place yesterday
8 March 2023

Questioning Gulistan building owner: DB chief

Additional Commissioner of DMP's Detective Branch Mohammad Harun Or Rashid said his officers are questioning the owner of the Gulistan building ravaged by an explosion yesterday
8 March 2023

Rescue operation suspended for the night

The rescue operation by the fire service at the Siddikbazar blast site in Dhaka's Gulistan has been postponed for tonight
8 March 2023

Two of 19 Gulistan blast victims from Munshiganj

Two people among the 19 killed in the blast at Siddique Bazar in the capital’s Gulistan were from Munshiganj
8 March 2023

Affected building likely to be demolished: DSCC

The building that was damaged in the explosion in Siddikbazar may be demolished soon, said Haidar Ali, general manager (transport) of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC)
8 March 2023

'What should we do now?'

Fire service officials paused the rescue operation around 5:30pm after the blast-ravaged building in Gulistan's Siddik Bazar was declared "highly risky"
8 March 2023

Gulistan blast: Five possible reasons according to DMP

After visiting the spot yesterday, the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime Unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police officials suspected five reasons behind the blast in Gulistan's Siddikbazar area
8 March 2023

Why CTTC rules out terror attack

At least 19 persons were killed and over 100 injured after an explosion took place at a building in Gulistan's Siddikbazar area yesterday
8 March 2023