A fire broke out at a launch at Dhaka’s Sadargath launch terminal on Sunday morning.
Seven units of firefighters rushed to the spot to put out the fire.
The fire broke out at Dhaka-Barishal route’s Adventure-9 launch at about 11:00pm, said fire service headquarters deputy assistant director Shajahan Sikder.
The reasons behind the fire and casualties could not be confirmed immediately.
The launch was docked at pontoon no 5 of the terminal.
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Six people have been confirmed dead in a fire that broke out at a 7-storey building on Road No. 18 in Sector No. 11 of the capital's Uttara district. Three of them have been confirmed to be members of the same family.
A passenger bus that was moving out of control on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway caught fire, killing four people on the spot and injuring at least 10-12 others.
A mysterious fire broke out at the old building of the Jessore Registry Office on Thursday night, destroying centuries-old documents, including volume books, balam registers, index books, and other important records.
Israel’s military said on Wednesday that its troops fired a mortar shell into a Palestinian residential area in the Gaza Strip, wounding at least 10 people, in the latest incident to strain the fragile ceasefire with Hamas.
A fire that broke out at a plastic product-manufacturing factory in Islambagh area in Dhaka has been brought under control.
Election Commission Secretariat Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed today said the delegation of the United States is satisfied with the overall preparations of the Election Commission (EC) and very optimistic about successful elections in Bangladesh.
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today stressed on gearing up the technological advancement in the country to roll with the rapidly changing world, saying this sector will shape the future.
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam has said that the police will be able to prove their professionalism, impartiality and sense of responsibility in the upcoming parliamentary elections.
The government has promoted 118 officials from the posts of Joint Secretary to Additional Secretary in the administration. All the promoted officials are from the 20th batch of the BCS administration cadre.
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman said, you have seen in the newspapers - a political party, which is now using the language of the escaped dictatorship and speaking against BNP. They claim that BNP was a champion in corruption. My question is, from 2001 to 2006, there were two members (ministers) of that party in the BNP government. If BNP was so bad, why didn't they resign and leave then?
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman has said that 100 percent safety of women will be ensured if they come to power.
A fire broke out at a raw market in Sector 11 of Uttara in the capital. Five units of the fire service are working to control the fire.
More than 50 leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) have joined Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami in Kalai Union of Kahalu Upazila in Bogra. The leaders and activists joined Jamaat-e-Islami under the inspiration of the party’s nominated parliamentary candidate, Dr. Mustafa Faisal Parvez.
Md. Touhid Hossain, the foreign affairs advisor to the interim government, cannot find a reason to withdraw the family members of diplomats from the Indian mission in Bangladesh.
US President Donald Trump has threatened to launch a bigger attack on Iran than ever before. On Wednesday (January 28), Trump said on the social media platform Truth Social that if Iran wants to prevent an attack, it must make a deal with them and that Iran will not be able to develop any type of nuclear weapon.
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T. Christensen today said that the United States is ready to work with any government elected in accordance with the will of the Bangladeshi people, reiterating that Washington will not take sides in the country's upcoming national elections.
