Gulistan blast

Gulistan blast

Dog awarded for heroic service in the aftermath of Gulistan blast

The dog named Cheetah played a critical role in recovering bodies from the damaged Gulistan building where an explosion took place on March 7, killing 24 people and leaving over a 100 injured

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Gulistan blast / Injured college student dies, death toll now 24

A college student, who suffered burns in the Gulistan blast on March 7, died at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery this afternoon.

1y ago

Gulistan blast / ‘Call me baba one last time’

Says father of deceased Mirza Azam

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Gulistan blast / Another victim dies, death toll now 23

Mirza Azam, who was undergoing treatment at the institute with 80 percent burns, died around 9:30am, Samanta Lal Sen, chief coordinator of the hospital, told The Daily Star

1y ago

Gulistan blast: Police file case over deaths due to negligence

Police have filed a case over deaths due to negligence against unidentified persons in connection with Tuesday's deadly blast at a building in the capital's Gulistan area.

1y ago

Gulistan blast / Decision on fate of affected building after 45 days, says Rajuk official

It will take 45 days to assess whether the building in Gulistan, which was the site of a deadly blast on Tuesday that claimed 22 lives so far, will be repaired or demolished

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Gulistan blast: Rajuk begins work to stabilise affected building

Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) has started propping up the damaged pillars of the Gulistan building where a blast on Tuesday

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Gulistan blast: Another dies in burn institute, death toll now 22

Another victim of the Siddikbazar tragedy succumbed to his injuries today at the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery

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Siddikbazar building: 9 out of 24 columns damaged

Nine out of 24 columns in the basement and ground floor of the Siddikbazar building in the capital's Gulistan were damaged in yesterday's explosion, said Rajuk member (development) Maj (retd) Shamsuddin Ahmed Chowdhury

1y ago

Unnatural death case filed over Gulistan blast

Police filed an unnatural death case over Tuesday's explosion at a Siddikbazar building in Dhaka's Gulistan that left at least 20 persons dead

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Death toll rises to 20 in Gulistan blast

Another victim of the Gulistan blast died last night at the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, raising the death count to 20

1y ago

Rajuk forms probe body to assess building condition

Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) today formed a six-member probe committee to investigate the present condition of the Siddikbazar building in Dhaka's Gulistan where a huge explosion took place yesterday

1y ago

Who do we look to for a solution for these fatal accidents?

Can the explosion in Gulistan’s Siddikbazar be just pronounced as another accident? Or is it another fatal reminder that the authorities are in complete disregard for our safety and security?

1y ago

Questioning Gulistan building owner: DB chief

Additional Commissioner of DMP's Detective Branch Mohammad Harun Or Rashid said his officers are questioning the owner of the Gulistan building ravaged by an explosion yesterday

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Rescue operation suspended for the night

The rescue operation by the fire service at the Siddikbazar blast site in Dhaka's Gulistan has been postponed for tonight

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Two of 19 Gulistan blast victims from Munshiganj

Two people among the 19 killed in the blast at Siddique Bazar in the capital’s Gulistan were from Munshiganj

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Affected building likely to be demolished: DSCC

The building that was damaged in the explosion in Siddikbazar may be demolished soon, said Haidar Ali, general manager (transport) of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC)

1y ago

'What should we do now?'

Fire service officials paused the rescue operation around 5:30pm after the blast-ravaged building in Gulistan's Siddik Bazar was declared "highly risky"

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