Tales of survivors, rescuers underline serious safety flaws
Abdus Sabur Khan, an employee of EUR Service (BD) Limited, learnt the truth the hard way during Banani Faruk Rupayan Tower fire. The building neither had any fire alarm, nor did the employees who worked there ever receive any training in fire safety.
It’s murder, not accident, says minister
Housing and public works minister SM Rezaul Karim on Friday said Banani high-rise building fire that killed 25 people and injured more than 100 on Thursday was not merely an accident rather manslaughter.
Follow ‘building code’ properly: PM
Against the backdrop of a number of fires in the country in recent times, prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday asked all concerned to follow the ‘building code’ properly in constructing buildings and other establishments.
Kamal wants nat’l commission to probe Banani fire
Gono Forum president Kamal Hossain on Friday said a national commission should be formed to investigate the fire incident at 23-storey FR Tower building at Banani in Dhaka on Thursday that claimed at least 25 lives.
19 killed in Banani building fire
At least 19 people, including a Sri Lankan national, was killed, over 100 were injured and scores were reportedly missing as fire tore through a 23-storey commercial building at Banani in Dhaka on Thursday.
FR Tower added 5 more floors flouting building code
The 23-floor FR Tower on the Kemal Ataturk Avenue in Banani added five additional floors as part of an extension flouting building code of Rajdhani Unyayan Kartripakkhya, Rajuk in short.
BU shut for indefinite period after student agitation
Authorities of Barishal University on Thursday announced its closure for indefinite period in the face of students’ agitation over five-point charter of demands and allegation of ignoring students in Independence Day programmes.
PM asks RAB not to harass innocent people
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the law enforcers, particularly the Rapid Action Battalion, to ensure peace by maintaining law and order to further accelerate the country’s development.
HC asks BRTA, IGP to submit reports
The High Court Division in a suo moto orders Wednesday directed the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority and the inspector general of police to submit by April 30 separate reports on drivers
Committee for curbs on fake licences
The committee, headed by former shipping minister and Bangladesh Road Transport Workers’ Federation executive president Shajahan Khan, formed to bring back order on roads and control
