A large fire has gutted thousands of shops at a popular clothing market in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, with shop owners devastated by the loss weeks before Eid, the Muslim festival marking the end of Ramadan. Hundreds of firefighters and…
Deadly blaze hits Dhaka skyscraper (BBC)
At least seven people have been killed in a huge blaze in a high-rise building in an upmarket commercial area of the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka. More than 20 others have been injured. Dozens of people are feared trapped inside the…
Fire in historic Dhaka district kills 78 (BBC)
A fast-moving fire swept through a historic district of Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, killing at least 78 people, officials say. The blaze broke out at night in a residential building that had flammable material stored on the ground floor. Members of…