People who lost their lives in the Bailey Road fire
Businessman Firoz Al Mamun Faisal had gone to Green Cozy Cottage building on Thursday night to buy Punjabi for his father. As he was paying the bill for the two Punjabis he had purchased, Faisal realized that the building was on fire. Due to the second flood, Faisal quickly went down the stairs but could […]
Three more bodies of victims of the fire that broke out at the Green Cozy Cottage building in Dhaka's Bailey Road have been handed over to their families. A 17-member medical board has been formed to oversee the treatment of those undergoing treatment at the Sheikh Hasina National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute. Health Minister […]
46 people died in a fire in a commercial building on Bailey Road in the capital on Thursday. People who had gone there for dinner with family and friends returned dead. Many others are groaning in scorched hospitals. Survivors included Stamford University professor Ahmed Kamruzzaman Majumdar, his wife and two daughters, who were rescued by […]
When asked if there was any negligence on the part of the building owner, Mahid Uddin said they would take legal action against all those responsible for the incident. A massive fire broke out in the seven-storey building around 9:45 pm on Thursday night, killing 46 people and injuring 12. About 13 units of the […]
Urban planner and Rajuk's Detailed Area Planning (DAP) project director Ashraful Islam told Prothom Alo on Friday that the building was allowed to house commercial entities – only offices – up to the seventh floor. There was no permission to accommodate any restaurants, showrooms or other facilities. According to the fire service, there were two […]
RAB Director General visited the Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery after visiting the accident site. He said, “I spoke to the Deputy Director of Fire Services present there (in the multi-storey building). Also, I have personally visited the spot.” According to what they told me, the fire started from a cylinder in a small […]
It was 12 noon on Friday. A red-blue umbrella was hanging in front of Savarnalta, a one-storey house in Jhiltuli area of Faridpur town. A freezer van was parked below it and people were gathered near the vehicle. Additional Sub Inspector of Police (DIG) Naseerul Islam was sitting quietly near the van while several people […]
Visiting the site on Friday morning, Director General of Fire Services Brigadier General MD Main Uddin told the media that the establishment had no fire safety plan and had informed the authorities about the fire hazards. The building houses some major eateries, including Kachi Bhai and a clothing store. It is usually crowded in the […]