fire service and civil defence
Moghbazar blast: 5-member probe body formed
Fire Service and Civil Defense headquarters has formed a 5-member committee to investigate the big blast in a building near Moghbazar Wireless Gate on Sunday evening.
Brig Gen Md Sazzad Hussain, director general of Fire Service and Civil Defence, disclosed the information to the media after visiting the site late Sunday night.
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“The committee has been asked to submit a report within 7 working days,” Md Sazzad added.
The fire service chief also suspected gas leakage as the most possible cause of the blast.
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Meanwhile, police disregarded the possibility of militant involvement behind the blast.
”Splinters would have been scattered at the scene if it were a bomb blast,"said DMP Comissioner Shafiqul Islam.
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Eight people were killed and 66 others injured following a big blast in a building near Moghbazar Wireless Gate on Sunday evening.
However, sources within the Fire Service and Civil Defence confirmed the deaths of three people.
Launch with 50 passengers capsizes in Shitalakkhya
A launch carrying around 50 passengers sank in the Shitalakkhya River in Narayanganj on Sunday.
Narayanaganj Superintendent of Police (SP) Jayedul Alam said an oil-laden tanker hit Munshiganj-bound launch ML Rabit Al Hasan around 6pm.
The launch capsized soon after the collision. Around 20 passengers managed to swim ashore while the rest are still unaccounted for, he said.
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Fire at Kathalbagan cattle farm
A massive fire broke out at a cattle farm in Dhaka's Kathalbagan area on Thursday night.
In one year, Thakurgaon sees nearly 500 fires
There have been close to 500 cases of fire in Thakurgaon district in the past one year, a government survey has revealed.
Dhaka slum fire: 150 shanties gutted in Maniknagar
Around 150 shanties were burned down after a fire broke out in Maniknagar area of the capital on Sunday afternoon.
Lt Commander Moazzem Hossain’s house destroyed in fire
The house of Lieutenant Commander Mozzem Hossain, the number two accused in the historic Agartala Conspiracy Case, was destroyed in a massive fire in Pirojpur on Friday.
Dhaka Medical fire doused before firefighters arrive
A fire broke out on Thursday near the intensive care unit (ICU) of Dhaka Medical College Hospital’s (DMCH) old building, but no one was injured.
16th general meeting of BNACWC held Tuesday
The 16th General Meeting of Bangladesh National Authority for Chemical Weapons Convention (BNACWC) was held online at AFD, Dhaka Cantonment on Tuesday.
129 more fire stations by 2021: Minister
As part of its plan to set up fire stations in all upazilas across the country to strengthen the capacity of Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence (BFSCD), the government is going to open 129 more fire stations by 2021.
Fire Service control room landphones go out of order
All the landphones of the Fire Service and Civil Defence control room stopped working on Wednesday.