The devastating fire that broke out during the monsoon at Mohammadpur Agricultural Market, owned by Dhaka North City Corporation, highlights the sensitivity of the capital’s markets to fire accidents. The fire broke out at 3:30 am on Wednesday and was brought under control after about five hours with the efforts of the fire service, Army, […]
Idris Sheikh was an employee of various jewelery shops for a long time. He had opened a jewelery shop ‘Sagor Jewellers’ in the Mohammadpur agricultural market of the capital seven months ago, but his shop was burnt to ashes in the fire that broke out in the market in the early hours of Thursday. Since […]
Traders are searching for useful relics among the ruins
A massive fire broke out in the capital’s Mohammadpur agricultural market after 3.30 am on Thursday. Seventeen units of the fire service worked to control the fire. A special team from the Army, Navy and Air Force also joined the operation to assist the fire service. Firefighters brought the fire under control around 9:25 a.m. […]
Mohammad Mokbul Hussain had two rice shops in the capital’s Mohammadpur agricultural market, but a massive fire has destroyed both his shops. Mokbul Hussain said that there was rice worth Tk 25 lakh in both the shops; Half of the rice has been burnt to ashes and the remaining half is burnt, which will be […]
Earlier, Rashid bin Khalid, an official at the control room of the fire service, told the media that they received information about the fire at Mohammadpur Agricultural Market at 3:43 am on Thursday. 11 units of fire service reached the spot and started working to control the fire. Later two more units joined them.
