Chawkbazar

Chawkbazar fire: 2 building owners, 6 others chargesheeted

Chawkbazar fire: 2 building owners, 6 others chargesheeted

Police on Wednesday pressed charges against eight people including two building owners in a case filed over the devastating fire incident on February 20, 2019 that killed at least ...

 Feb. 16
Old Dhaka fire claims 6 lives
A fire broke out at a polythene factory in Chawk Bazar area of Old Dhaka on Monday, leaving at least six people dead. Photo: ISPR

Old Dhaka fire claims 6 lives

At least six people were killed when a gas cylinder of a restaurant exploded at Devidwarghat in Chawkbazar area of capital Dhaka on Monday. Six charred bodies were recovered from inside the restaurant around 4:20pm. Lalbagh fire station in-charge said that six bodies have al...

 Aug. 15

Family of each Chawkbazar fire victim to get Tk 2 lakh

Family of each Chawkbazar fire victim to get Tk 2 lakh The Ministry of Labour and Employment will provide Tk 2 lakh to each family of the people who died in the fire at a plastic factory at Kamalbagh in old Dhaka's Chakbazar area o...

Aug. 16