At least five people have been killed, including one child, and more than 450 injured after a 5.5 magnitude earthquake hit Bangladesh. The epicentre of the earthquake was close to the Narsingdi district, about 30 kilometres (18.6 miles) from the…
Bangladesh garment exporters fear $1bn losses after huge airport fire
A fire that decimated a cargo complex in Bangladesh’s largest airport has caused devastating losses to garment exporters during the peak export season. The blaze – which ripped through the cargo import area of Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on…
Bangladesh building fire kills at least 43, injures dozens
A massive fire has swept through a six-storey building in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, killing at least 43 people and injuring dozens, the country’s health minister says. The fire originated in a restaurant and quickly spread to other floors, fire service officials…
Hundreds of shops gutted in market fire in Bangladesh
A huge fire has gutted several hundred shops at a market in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka. There were no casualties as the blaze swept through the area in the early hours of Thursday before stores opened. It took six hours for…
Firefighters still working to put out deadly Bangladesh container blaze
Firefighters worked for a second day on Sunday (5, June) to extinguish a massive blaze that killed at least 49 people at a container depot in southeast Bangladesh, the latest incident highlighting the country's poor industrial safety track record. The…
Fire in Bangladesh Rohingya refugee camp leaves thousands homeless
Thousands of Rohingya refugees have been left homeless after a fire gutted parts of their refugee camp in south-eastern Bangladesh, police said. About 850,000 of the persecuted mostly Muslim minority, many of whom escaped a 2017 military crackdown in Myanmar…
Christmas Eve Bangladesh ferry fire: dozens killed near Jhalakathi
At least 39 people were killed and about 100 others injured after a packed ferry caught fire in southern Bangladesh, local officials say. The blaze on the three-decked vessel started mid-river near the town of Jhalakathi as it sailed from…
Lightning strike kills 17 wedding party guests in Bangladesh
At least 17 members of a wedding party have died in Bangladesh after being struck by lightning, officials said. Fourteen other people, including the groom, were injured. The bride was not with the wedding party. The party was disembarking from…
Fire destroys Rohingya refugee camps leaving thousands homeless
DHAKA: A huge fire swept through the Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh in the early hours of Thursday, 14 January, the United Nations said, destroying homes belonging to thousands of people. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said more than 550…
Fire in Bangladesh hospital COVID-19 unit kills five
Five people were killed in a top Bangladesh hospital on Wednesday (May 27) after a fire swept through a makeshift coronavirus isolation unit. The blaze occurred in Dhaka’s Gulshan neighbourhood and comes as the country faces a rising number of…
India, Bangladesh evacuate millions ahead of Cyclone Amphan amid fears of ‘severe damage’
At least 22 people died as cyclone Amphan hit parts of Bangladesh and eastern India, the cyclone sent trees flying and flattened houses, with millions crammed into shelters despite the risk of coronavirus. Millions were left without power after Cyclone…
Massive fire tears through slums in Bangladesh Capital
Slums in Bangladesh’s capital were hit by a massive fire, reported at first as leaving around 50,000 people homeless. This was later downgraded to 10,000. The fire occurred last Friday (16th Aug) in the Dhaka’s Mirpur neighbourhood and destroyed 15,000 homes. No deaths have…
Death Toll Continues to Rise in Bangladesh High-Rise Fire
The death toll has reached 26 from last Thursday’s high-rise fire in the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka. Many of the deaths occurred from workers leaping to their death from the 22-floor building or trapped inside the building. Dhaka police chief…
Fire Guts Historic Section of Bangladesh’s Capital City, Killing 81 People
The fire in Dhaka’s Chawkbazar area was mostly under control after more than 10 hours of frantic efforts by firefighters. A devastating fire raced through densely packed buildings in a centuries-old shopping district in Bangladesh’s capital, killing at least 81 people.…
Hampshire firefighter tackles fatal fires in Bangladesh
A highly-skilled Hampshire firefighter has travelled to Bangladesh to help prevent the scourge of fatal fires that is sweeping the refugee camp – which shelter almost a million people. Fire Protection Officer Richard North flew out this week and will be returning…
Landslide, floods kill 156 in Bangladesh, India; toll could rise
By Ruma Paul and Zarir Hussain DHAKA/GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) – Heavy rains have triggered a series of landslides and floods in Bangladesh and neighbouring northeast India, killing at least 156 people over two days, and officials warned on Wednesday the…
Search begins after Bangladesh factory fire, death toll rises
By Serajul Quadir and Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) – The death toll from a fire at a food and cigarette packaging factory in Bangladesh rose to 29 on Sunday as fire crews began digging through debris, and the number of…
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake has struck northeastern India, killing at least five people and injuring nearly 100.
But the toll was expected to rise, with rescue efforts hampered by severed power supplies and telecommunication links. The US Geological Survey said the quake of magnitude 6.8 was 57 km deep and struck 29km west of Imphal, the capital…