Young husband and sole earner's life cut short, leaving family devastated

The committee formed to probe the blast at Seema Oxygen Plant in Sitakunda's Kadamrasul area has sought the opinion of experts to determine the specific cause behind the incident

"There are two aspects to this – complying with the Bangladesh National Building Code when constructing buildings, and making fire safety plans in accordance with the Fire Service and Civil Defence Guidelines and getting the plans approved before starting construction."

A passenger went missing after falling into Tetulia river from a double-decker launch on the Dhaka-Charmontaj route in Patuakhali this morning

It will take 45 days to assess whether the building in Gulistan, which was the site of a deadly blast on Tuesday that claimed 22 lives so far, will be repaired or demolished

Over the past decade, there has not been a single conviction in any major fire, and in most cases, the affected establishments went back to business as usual the minute media attention shifted.

The loss of 22 lives in Tuesday’s explosion is the result of sheer greed and negligence of the building owners, police said

Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) has started propping up the damaged pillars of the Gulistan building where a blast on Tuesday

A man was burnt to death in a fire at a house in Dhaka's Rampura area tonight

Miscreants used gunpowder and petrol during the clash with the Ahmadiyya community over a Jalsa event that left two dead and over 50 injured on March 3 in Panchagarh's Sadar upazila.

Another victim of the Siddikbazar tragedy succumbed to his injuries today at the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery

A shipbreaking worker was killed in an explosion at a shipbreaking yard in Chattogram's Sitakunda this morning

The report will be submitted to the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner (RRRC)

The body was brought out from the severely damaged building around 12:15pm

All the nine victims of Gulistan explosion, who are undergoing treatment at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, are in critical condition

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

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.

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

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

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