mirpur fire

Fire at building in Mirpur’s Kalshi under control

Seven fire engines brought the fire under control at 12:05am today

Mirpur factory fire / How many more workers have to die before impunity ends?

We need a new image of the labour movement, and a new class of entrepreneurs who will see workers not merely as tools for profit but as partners in progress.

Fire in Mirpur leaves 3 dead

Three people have been killed as a fire broke out at a house in Dhaka’s Mirpur area.

87 shanties, 14 shops gutted in Mirpur slum fire

At least 87 shanties and 14 shops are gutted in a devastating fire that broke out at a slum in Baunia Beribadh area of Dhaka’s Mirpur.

Fundamental supports will continue for fire victims: Mayor Atiqul

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor M Atiqul Islam says all the fundamental assistance would continue for fire victims of ‘Chalantika’ slum near Rupnagar area of Mirpur-7, which broke out at around 7 pm yesterday leaving hundreds of people homeless.

Mother, infant die in Dhaka city fire

A woman and her seven-month-old son are burnt to death after a fire broke out at a building in Dhaka’s Mirpur area.

Mirpur fire: Leaving all belongings, beggar saves her pet chickens

“Nobody looked after me. Everybody left me. So, I know the value of caring for others and saving lives,” says Jahanara Begum, who saved her two chickens, leaving aside all other belongings she had, when the fire broke out in a Mirpur slum.

March 13, 2018
March 13, 2018

Mirpur fire: Leaving all belongings, beggar saves her pet chickens

“Nobody looked after me. Everybody left me. So, I know the value of caring for others and saving lives,” says Jahanara Begum, who saved her two chickens, leaving aside all other belongings she had, when the fire broke out in a Mirpur slum.