United News of Bangladesh

A fire broke out on the fifth floor of a five-storey building in Chairman Bari area of Banani in the capital on Friday evening. Fire Service officials said the blaze started around 7:05 pm in a warehouse that stored cork sheets and hardboard. Four units of firefighters from the Kurmitola and Baridhara fire stations rushed to the spot after receiving the alert and reached the scene at 7:22 pm. They brought the fire under control by 7:54 pm, said Anwarul Islam, warehouse inspector at the Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) headquarters media cell. The cause of the fire and the extent of the damage could not be determined immediately.

The world is set to welcome the New Year with a hope for a better future. The outgoing year, 2019, will be remembered for both good and bad incidents. This year, Bangladesh witnessed increasing deaths thanks to dengue outbreak, frequent fire and other accidents.     Dengue Outbreak

Dhaka, Aug 19 (UNB) – A court here on Monday granted bail to Tasvir Ul Islam, chairman of Quasem Industries Ltd till, August 29 in a case filed over the forgery in the design of Banani’s ill-fated FR Tower.

Dhaka, July 29 (UNB)— Anti-corruption Commission arrested Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) Assistant Director Shah Md Badrul Alam in a fraud case over  the ill-fated FR Tower in Banani’s design. 

Dhaka, Apr 9 (UNB) - The namaj-e-janaza of firefighter Sohel Rana, who succumbed to injuries at a Singapore hospital early Monday, will be held at Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters here at 11am Tuesday.

Dhaka, April 8 ( UNB)- President Abdul Hamid on Monday expressed deep shock at the death of fireman Sohel Rana.

Dhaka, April 2 (UNB) – Bangladesh witnessed 8,461 incidents of fire at residential buildings last year with most of them occurring in Dhaka Division, according to a report.

Dhaka, Apr 1 (UNB) – The capital’s development authority started a drive on Monday to gather details of buildings that are over 10-storey tall.

Dhaka, Apr 1 (UNB) - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday came up with a number of directives, including the introduction of yearly renewal of clearance certificates for high-rises from Fire Service and Civil Defence Department like industrial units, aiming to prevent fire incidents.

Dhaka, Mar 31 (UNB) – A court here on Sunday placed Faruk Hossain, land owner and Tasvir Ul Islam , owner of the extended portion of FR Tower, on a seven-day remand each, in connection with a case filed over the deadly fire incident at Banani.