At least 10,000 people are homeless after a massive fire swept through a crowded slum in the Bangladesh capital and destroyed thousands of shanty homes, officials said on Sunday. It was not immediately clear what caused the fire… About 15,000 homes were destroyed in … DHAKA, Bangladesh — A fire broke out on Thursday in a large office tower in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, killing at least 25 people and injuring several dozen others, officials said. DHAKA, Bangladesh — A fire in a high-rise office building in Bangladesh's capital on Thursday killed 17 people and injured about 70 others, officials … The fire … A fire struck a high-rise office building in Bangladesh’s capital on Thursday, killing 19 people and injuring about 70 others, officials said. The blaze trapped many inside the building, with some shouting for help from windows on high floors or from the roof. Tens of thousands of people have been left homeless in Bangladesh after fire tore through a slum in the capital of Dhaka. The 2012 Dhaka garment factory fire broke out on 24 November 2012, in the Tazreen Fashion factory in the Ashulia district on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The fire was initially presumed to be caused by an electrical short circuit, but Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has since suspected that the fire had been arson and an act of "sabotage" due to the occurrence of previous comp… At least 117 people were confirmed dead in the fire, and over 200 were injured, making it the deadliest factory fire in the nation's history. At least one …
A fast-moving fire swept through a historic district of Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, killing at least 78 people, officials say. A massive fire has swept through a slum in the capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka, leaving thousands of people homeless.
At least 1,200 tin shacks were destroyed in … DHAKA (Reuters) - Five coronavirus patients died in a hospital fire in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Wednesday, a fire service official said.