Dhaka, Nov 26 – Terming mysterious the fire incidents in three slums of the capital in 27 hours, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday alleged that the “ruling party-backed miscreants” did it in an effort to grab…
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200 shanties gutted in Banani slum fire
Dhaka, Feb 08 – At least 200 shanties were destroyed when a fire tore through two slums in the capital’s Banani T&T area early Saturday.
BNP demands fair probe into Mirpur Section 7 slum fire
Dhaka, Aug 17 (UNB) – BNP on Saturday demanded a fair and neutral investigation into Friday’s fire at a slum in the city’s Mirpur-7 area as such incidents are on the rise. Talking to reporters after visiting the fire-ravaged slum,…
70 shanty houses gutted in N’ganj slum fire
At least 70 shanties were gutted in a fire that broke out in a slum near Narayanganj Zila Parishad office here early Friday. Abdullah Al-Arefin, deputy assistant director of Narayanganj Fire Service and Civil Defense, said the fire broke out…
72 shanties gutted in N’ganj slum fire
A fire that broke out at Chandmari slum in Fatulla early Monday gutted 72 shanties.