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Dhaka New Market fire kills 1, 3 fall sick
A young man dies from suffocation and three others fall sick as a fire broke out at a scrap material shop beside the vegetable market in Dhaka New Market area.
24 February 2016
Sweater factory in Gazipur catches fire
Fire breaks out at a sweater factory in Chhoidana Hajirpukur area of Gazipur this morning.
23 February 2016
Savar cotton mill fire doused
Fire that broke out at a cotton factory in Ashulia of Savar is doused after one and a half an hour.
6 February 2016
Central Hospital fire brought under control
A fire that broke out at the basement of Central Hospital on Green Road in Dhaka has been brought under control.
4 February 2016
25 shops gutted in Narayanganj fire
At least 25 furniture shops are gutted in a devastating fire in Dawn Chamber area of Narayanganj city.
4 February 2016
4 hurt in Gazipur garment factory fire
Four workers of a sweater factory are injured as a devastating fire breaks out at a high-rise commercial building in Signboard area of Gazipur.
2 February 2016
12 shanties gutted in Tejgaon railway colony fire
At least 12 shanties are gutted in a fire at the railway colony in Dhaka’s Tejgaon area.
24 January 2016
Blaze follows stalled drive
A fire yesterday burned down at least 21 shanties at the Kalyanpur slum where just a day ago an eviction drive was suspended because
22 January 2016
'Fire to cause highest casualties if major quake hits Dhaka'
The damage of utility networks and fire is going to be the main causes of casualties if any major earthquakes strike the Dhaka city, experts say.
18 January 2016
Asset now burden
Over the past few days, The Daily Star published a series of reports on ordeals of the victims of mindless violence in the name of politics between January 5 and April 5 last year. Lives perished, people were crippled, families torn apart and dreams shattered in the 91 days of brutality that shook the nation to its core. In the last part of the series, we today will tell you the story of a victim who is living a life no one wants.
12 January 2016
Left in the lurch
For 91 days from January 5 to April 5 last year, there was hardly a single day when innocent people were not burnt to death or injured in arson attacks on public transports. Some lost their loved ones, others their lone bread earners during the longest spell of horror allegedly carried out by the BNP-led coalition, protesting the January 5, 2014, elections.
10 January 2016
AL Bagerhat municipality office set ablaze
Miscreants set fire to a local office of ruling Awami League at Bagerhat Sadar municipality, destroying office equipments, documents and some other valuables.
1 January 2016
16 hurt as fire erupts at Dubai skyscraper
A huge fire rips through a luxury Dubai hotel Thursday night, injuring 16 people, just a few hours before the emirate celebrated the new year with a spectacular fireworks display nearby.
1 January 2016
31 killed in Saudi hospital fire
A fire at a hospital in Saudi Arabia kills 25 people and injures 107, the country's civil defence says in a statement.
24 December 2015
Events that shaped the year: Regional haze one of the worst in history
The transboundary haze crisis of 2015, which affected millions across Southeast Asia, will go down as one of the worst in recent history - surpassing the 1997 and 2013 crises.
21 December 2015
Fire at Motijheel building, 1 dead
One person dies after a fire at a building in Dhaka’s commercial hub Motijheel.
21 December 2015
Minor fire at Dhaka airport
Fire breaks out at an office room of the second floor of Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. Believed to have been caused by an electrical malfunction, the fire is said to have caused insignificant damage.
20 December 2015
30 shops gutted in Gazipur market fire
At least 30 shops are gutted in a fire that broke out at a market in Kapasia upazila of Gazipur this noon.
16 December 2015
3 hurt in fire at Narinda
Three young men suffered burn injuries in a fire that broke out at their rented house at Narinda in Dhaka.
10 December 2015
Fireman has extensive face transplant
US surgeons say they have carried out the world's most extensive face transplant to date, including the entire scalp, ears and eyelids.
17 November 2015