Bangabazar Fire: PM gives Tk 9cr as Eid gift to victims

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has allocated Tk 9 crore as Eid gift for the shop employees, traders and owners at the capital’s Bangabazar, who were affected by a massive fire on April 4.
18 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Bangabazar Fire: Trade resumes, hope rekindled

Affected traders of Bangabazar yesterday started their business by setting up makeshift shops.
12 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Tk 303cr lost in Bangabazar fire

The fire at Bangabazar Shopping Complex and adjacent markets burnt down 3,845 shops and caused an estimated loss of Tk 303 crore, said the probe committee of Dhaka South City Corporation.
11 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Bangabazar Fire: Traders to resume business tomorrow

Shop owners of Bangabazar Shopping Complex, which was burnt to the ground last week, can start their business in makeshift shops from tomorrow, said the authorities.
10 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Bangabazar Fire: Burning cigarette or mosquito coil possible cause

Investigators of Dhaka South City Corporation suspect a burning cigarette or a mosquito repellent coil caused the devastating fire at Bangabazar Shopping Complex in the capital.
9 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Bangabazar shops may open temporarily from Wednesday: Taposh

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today said that the shops at Bangabazar Shopping Complex may start makeshift operations from Wednesday as the cleaning work at the charred premises will be completed tomorrow..The mayor said this following a meeting with th
9 April 2023, 14:36 PM

Bangabazar fire: Hijra communities donate Tk 20 lakh to traders

Hijra communities today donated Tk 20 lakh, raised from their members across the country, to the traders of Bangabazar Shopping Complex which was burnt to ashes in a massive fire last week.
9 April 2023, 10:12 AM

'I want them to survive'

Hijra leader Aleya donates Tk 2 lakh to Bangabazar traders
9 April 2023, 08:12 AM

Bangabazar Fire: Traders want support to get back on their feet

Bangabazar shop owners are looking forward to today’s meeting between their association and the city corporation in which decisions will be made about how the shop owners will run their businesses in a makeshift arrangement before Eid.
8 April 2023, 18:00 PM
8 April 2023, 09:14 AM

Bangabazar shop owners ignored 10 notices on fire risk

The shop owners' association of Bangabazar did not take any action despite notices being served as many as 10 times about the fire risk there, State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Enamur Rahman told the parliament today
6 April 2023, 11:50 AM

Bangabazar fire: 3 arrested over attack on fire service HQ

Three people were arrested today in a case filed over Tuesday's attack on the Fire Service and Civil Defence Headquarters during the Bangabazar fire in the capital on Tuesday
6 April 2023, 11:44 AM

Cleaning operations at Bangabazar to start tomorrow: Salman F Rahman

Cleaning operations at Bangabazar and its adjacent markets, which were devastated by a massive fire on Tuesday, will begin tomorrow, Prime Minister's Private Industries and Investment Adviser Salman F Rahman said today.
6 April 2023, 08:57 AM

Bangabazar fire: Booth opened near site to help victims file GDs

"The shops' owners and staffers, who lost their trade licences, bank cheques and credit or debit cards, birth registration certificates and NID cards or any other essential documents in the fire, can file the GD with the help of Shahbagh police at the booth from now"
6 April 2023, 07:37 AM

Bangabazar fire risk: Everyone knew but no one bothered

A six-year-old city corporation initiative to build a 10-storey shopping mall at Bangabazar never saw the light of day because of disagreements between the shop owners and the corporation.
6 April 2023, 01:00 AM

Bangabazar Market manifests govt’s irresponsibility: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today alleged that Bangabazar Market fire has exposed the irresponsibility of the current government and the failure of its different agencies to take prompt steps to douse the blaze
5 April 2023, 16:12 PM

Bangabazar traders seek interest-free loans for survival

The affected traders of the Bangabazar fire incident have sought interest-free loans to survive in the business and for repayment of their bank liabilities
5 April 2023, 15:42 PM

Bangabazar burnt to the ground

A massive fire ripped through the capital’s Bangabazar Shopping Complex yesterday, burning down at least 2,931 shops full of clothes and ruining the livelihood of several thousand traders just weeks before Eid.
4 April 2023, 18:00 PM

‘No objection to break fast while fighting fire’

During today’s Iftar, Bangabazar traders and the firefighters were seen breaking fast amid chaos and ruins of the devastating fire. .Sagor Hasan, who had two shops at Bangabazar market and three shops in the adjacent Anexco Tower, recounted his overwhelming experience to The Daily Star.
4 April 2023, 14:33 PM

Devastating Bangabazar fire in details

A devastating fire broke out at Bangabazar, the popular shopping destination in Dhaka.
4 April 2023, 13:41 PM