The fire which broke out at Godown slum in Dhaka’s Banani area has been brought under control. The fire started at the slum around 4:05 pm on Sunday and engulfed it, said Talha bin Jasim, station officer of Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD). TK Group’s super board manufacturing factory catches fire in Munshiganj On information, six firefighting units rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control around 5:33 pm. A team of Bangladesh Army also joined with the fire service teams, said a press release of ISPR. Fire in Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar; chemical warehouse burnt down However, the origin of the fire and extent of damages could not be ascertained yet.

At least 10 people including police and Bangladesh Ansar members were injured during a clash with illegal occupants of Jangal Salimpur in Sitakunda upazila in Chattogram Thursday. The incident occurred in the afternoon when law enforcers went to visit a spot in Alinagar area where a camp of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) will be established, said Abul Kalam Azad, Officer-in-Charge of Sitakunda police station. Six of the injured were identified as Ansar member Bablu Mandal, 28, slum dweller Md Aliraj Hossain, 26, Amena Begum,35, Amena Begum, 50, Md Parvez and Md Rasul,20. They have been sent to Chattogram Medical College and hospital, said the OC. As the illegal occupants started throwing brick chips at the administrative officers on visit, police was forced to fire rubber bullets in defence, said OC Abul Kalam. On August 30, the district administration warned of an eviction drive to the illegal occupants of  Jangal Salimpur if they don’t relocate willingly. Also read: Over 400 BNP members booked over Faridpur clash

The fire that quickly tore through a slum in the capital's Hazaribag Wednesday was brought under control after nearly one hour, authorities said. Fortunately, no casualties were reported till the filling of this report. Read: Paltan electronics warehouse fire tamed Earlier, the blaze began at 6:15pm at a slum in Bottola, Md Shahjahan Shikdar, deputy assistant director (media cell) of Fire Service and Civil Defence, said. On information, ten firefighting units responded to the fire and the responders could tame the flames at 7:30pm. The reasons for the fire mishap and the extent of damage could not be confirmed immediately, Shahjahan said.

Police have arrested five people from Karail slum in Dhaka's Banani in grocer Al-Amin murder case. Al-Amin, a grocer at Karail slum, was murdered in a "swift, bloody and merciless" knife attack over two groups' fight for control of extortion in the area. A team of the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested Mohammad Ali, 55, Md Khaja, 45, Md Amzad, 33, Md Rasel, 35 and Md Masud Rana, 19 Tuesday and seized sharp weapons from their possession. There are several groups in the slum who regularly engage in turf battles, Harun-or-Rashid, additional commissioner of DB, said. Read: 4 held over Tongi businessman murder On August 17, an altercation broke out between the Ali-Nuru and Ripon-Jewel groups. Al-Amin of the Ripon-Jewel group suffered serious wounds after being repeatedly stabbed by the Ali-Nuru group during the clash. The grocer was rushed to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Later two cases were filed at Banani Police Station over the murder of Al-Amin. Legal actions will be taken against the arrestees, Harun-or-Rashid said.

The massive fire which broke out at a slum in Dewanhat Postar Par area of Double Mooring police station of Chattogram has been brought under control after an hour. Farooq Sikder, assistant director of Fire Service, said the fire was brought under control around 9:15 pm. The fire originated at a shanty of the slum around 8:10 pm. Read: Fire guts 4 thatched houses in Dhaka On information, three firefighting units rushed in and they along with locals worked for almost an hour to bring the fire under control. The reason behind the fire and the extent of the damage are yet to be known, added the officer.

More than 200 shanties were gutted in a massive fire that broke out at a slum along the busy Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in the Tongi area of Gazipur district early on Saturday. Fortunately, no casualties were reported. But hundreds of people have been rendered homeless. Mohammad Manik-Uz-Zaman, assistant director of Gazipur Fire Service and Civil Defense, said that the fire broke out around 4 am at a shack in Mazar slum in Tongi before engulfing other shanties. Hearing the screams, all slum dwellers could managed to come out of their houses but the fire destroyed all their belongings. "Nine fire tenders were pressed into service but it took them over two hours to douse the flames. However, it is still not clear what caused the fire," the fire officer said. Local people claimed that five people sustained minor injuries while rushing out of their houses. "However, the extent of damage caused by the fire could not be ascertained immediately," the officer said. Local ward councillor Giasuddin said that food assistance would be provided to the victims at the slum.  Read: Narayanjganj fire: One succumbs to burn injuries, two battling for lives

A massive fire broke out at a slum in Debpahar area of Chawkbazar in Chattogram port city on Friday. The fire broke out around 11 am, said Newton Das, Deputy Assistant Director of Chattogram Fire Service office, Agrabad. READ: A college girl dies after she set herself on fire in Dhanmondi  “Seven firefighting vehicles from different units of the fire service rushed to the spot immediately after the fire broke out. It’s now almost under control," he said. READ: Fire guts 70 shops in Patuakhali New Market Further details of the incident are still awaited.

Three minor girls who went missing from the residential hall of a madrasa in Jamalpur on Sunday, have been rescued, police said on Friday. The three have been identified as Mim Aktar, 9, Monira,11, and Surya Banu,10, all students of Darul Taqwa Mahila Madrasa in Islampur upajila of the district. The girls were rescued from a slum in the Manda area of Dhaka around 12am Friday by a police team, led by additional superintendent of Islampur circle Md Sumon Mia. Also read: Madrasa teacher held for molesting student in Sylhet Sumon said that after fleeing from the madrasa on September 12, the three girls took a train to Dhaka.

BNP on Tuesday demanded the government arrange permanent accommodation for slum dwellers. “"The government's first priority should be to ensure permanent accommodation for them (slum dwellers). Adequate compensation must be paid to those who have been affected by fire here, he said. The BNP leader made the demand while talking to reporters after visiting fire-ravaged Mohakhali's Sat Tola slum. Over a hundred shanties of the slum were gutted in a fire early Monday. Fakhrul also urged the government to carry out a fair investigation to identify the reasons behind the fire incident. Also read: Govt's apathy behind recurring slum fires: BNP He said floating and homeless people like domestic helps, rickshaw-pullers and cobblers live in slums. “It's been 50 years since the country became independent, but we still couldn’t ensure people’s basic rights like accommodation, food and clothing,” the BNP leader said. He said the government is implementing mega projects spending thousands of crores of taka, but it is not taking any effective steps to ease the sufferings of the homeless and the poor people. Also read: Govt 'doing business' over Covid vaccine: BNP Fakhrul said the government can allot khas land for the accommodation of the homeless people. Expressing solidarity with the fire victims of the slum, he assured them of providing finical assistance for them from their party shortly. BNP organising secretary Shama Obaid, executive committee member Tabith Awal and senior leaders of the party’s Dhaka north city unit were present there.

A fire broke out at a slum at Mirzapool in the city’s Muradpur area on Friday.