Bangladesh

Old Dhaka fire in photos

Staff Correspondent

As many as 70 dead bodies were recovered from a fire that broke out at a five-storey building in Chawkbazar area at the old part of Dhaka city on Wednesday night.

This photo taken on Thursday morning shows a building burnt in a fire that broke out in a five-storey building in Chawkbazar area of Old Dhaka on 20 February. Photo: Prothom Alo
This photo taken on Thursday morning shows a building burnt in a fire that broke out in a five-storey building in Chawkbazar area of Old Dhaka on 20 February. Photo: Prothom Alo
Firefighters take away a body from the fire spot on Thursday morning. Photo: Prothom Alo
Firefighters take away a body from the fire spot on Thursday morning. Photo: Prothom Alo
This whiteboard reads the number of death toll amid the rescue operation by the firefighters on 21 February morning. Photo: Prothom Alo
This whiteboard reads the number of death toll amid the rescue operation by the firefighters on 21 February morning. Photo: Prothom Alo
Firefighters conduct a rescue operation in the fire spot on Thursday morning. Photo: Prothom Alo
Firefighters conduct a rescue operation in the fire spot on Thursday morning. Photo: Prothom Alo
A man cries after the deadly fire in Old Dhaka. Photo: Prothom Alo
A man cries after the deadly fire in Old Dhaka. Photo: Prothom Alo
Flames of fire engulf a building in Chawkbazar area of Old Dhaka. Photo: Focus Bangla
Flames of fire engulf a building in Chawkbazar area of Old Dhaka. Photo: Focus Bangla
A car is completely burnt down in a fire that broke out in a five-storey building in Chawkbazar area at Old Dhaka on 20 February. Photo: Prothom Alo
A car is completely burnt down in a fire that broke out in a five-storey building in Chawkbazar area at Old Dhaka on 20 February. Photo: Prothom Alo
A number of vehicles are burnt down in the fire that broke out in a five-story building in Chawkbazar area of Old Dhaka on 20 February. Photo: Prothom Alo
A number of vehicles are burnt down in the fire that broke out in a five-story building in Chawkbazar area of Old Dhaka on 20 February. Photo: Prothom Alo
Inside a burnt building after the fire that broke out in a five-story building in Chawkbazar area of Old Dhaka on 20 February. Photo: Prothom Alo
Inside a burnt building after the fire that broke out in a five-story building in Chawkbazar area of Old Dhaka on 20 February. Photo: Prothom Alo
A body burnt in the fire is being taken away from the spot. Photo: Prothom Alo
A body burnt in the fire is being taken away from the spot. Photo: Prothom Alo
Flames and smoke rise from building after a fire broke out in an old part of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on 21 February 2019. Photo: AFP
Flames and smoke rise from building after a fire broke out in an old part of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on 21 February 2019. Photo: AFP
Firefighters try to extinguish a fire in Dhaka on 21 February 2019. Photo: AFP
Firefighters try to extinguish a fire in Dhaka on 21 February 2019. Photo: AFP
Firefighters are seen at the scene of a fire in Dhaka on 21 February 2019. Photo: AFP
Firefighters are seen at the scene of a fire in Dhaka on 21 February 2019. Photo: AFP
Relatives of victims of a fire incident mourn outside Dhaka Medical College Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 21 February 2019. Photo: Reuters
Relatives of victims of a fire incident mourn outside Dhaka Medical College Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 21 February 2019. Photo: Reuters
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