Fire Service
Fires at Kawran Bazar, Dholaikhal under control
The fires that erupted in the generator room next to the La Vinci Hotel at Kawran Bazar in the capital and the fire at Mutual Trust Bank on the second floor of the four-storey building in Dholaikhal area have been brought under control.
Fire strikes again at Bangabandhu Medical in Faridpur, medicines-equipment burnt
A fire broke out in the storeroom of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical College Hospital in Faridpur, resulting in the destruction of medicines and various equipment. This marks the third fire incident in the hospital within the last one and a half-months.
Over 50 houses gutted in Gazipur fire
Several markets and more than 50 tin-roof houses were gutted in a fire at Bhogra bypass area in Gazipur city early Thursday. The fire started from a tea shop at around 3:00am.
Patient dies after being stuck in hospital lift for 45 minutes
A patient of Gazipur Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Medical College Hospital has died after getting stuck in a lift for about 45 minutes on Sunday morning.
'Odd Signature' band vocalist among 2 killed in road accident
The vehicle carrying members of the musical band Odd Signature was involved in a fatal accident in front of Dream Holiday Park in Panchdona, Narsingdi, while traveling to Sylhet.
Sundarban fire brought under control after 30 hours of hectic efforts
The fire that erupted yesterday (May 4) at Amurbunia patrol camp at Jeudhara station under Chandpai range of Sundarban East Forest Division has been brought under control today (May 5) in the afternoon after 30 hours of hectic efforts by army, navy, air force, coast guard and fire service.
Fire service starts extinguishing fire in Sundarbans
Fire fighters have started work to douse the fire in the deep Amurbunia forest of Chadpai range of the eastern Sundarbans in Bagerhat.
Fire at Gazipur cotton warehouse doused
A fire that broke out in a cotton warehouse in Basan area under Gazipur City Corporation on Wednesday night has been doused after three hours.
Shishu Hospital lacks fire fighting system: Fire Service
The officials of Fire Service and Civil Defence have said that the lack of adequate fire fighting system caused delay in dousing the fire at the Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute in Agargaon.
Expediting accreditation crucial for enhancing disaster response, experts assert
The Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), organised a consultation workshop on “ Establishing National framework for International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) Accreditation” on 16 April at a hotel in Dhaka.