Factory Fire
Narayanganj factory fire: One dies at hospital, two battling for lives
The workers were on a break and getting ready for the night shift when there was a sudden explosion, and the fire broke out, said a worker at the RMG factory
How many more workers will die in factory fires?
Fire service and civil defence authorities confirmed that the Romana Rubber shoe factory did not comply with the rules. Five people were killed in a fire that broke out at the factory on Thursday ...
Workplace safety
42,000 factories will be inspected
The committee members will see whether the factories under inspection have the effective fire safety measures including fire extinguisher, fire alarm and fire exit
More human remains found two months after Hashem Food factory fire
The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of police Thursday recovered more human remains from Narayanganj’s Hashem Food and Beverage Factory premises
Pakistan factory fire kills 16
At least 16 workers died and more were missing after a factory fire in Pakistan's commercial capital Karachi on Friday, police said
Retailers agree to extend Bangladeshi garment workers' safety pact
The original agreement, known as the Bangladesh Accord, was due to expire on 31 August. The new version comes into force on 1st September and is named the International Accord for Health and Safety ...
Climate migrants escape rising seas only to die in factory fire
Family members of four of the 10 victims of the factory fire who spoke to the Thomson Reuters Foundation said their livelihoods had also been hit by river erosion and floods
Fire breaks out at Singer Electronics’ warehouse in Savar
A fire broke out at a warehouse of Singer Electronics near the Dhaka-Aricha highway in the Rajphulbaria bus stand area of Savar early on Thursday
Narayanganj factory fire
24 bodies handed over to families after 26 days
The process of handing over the bodies of workers—killed in fire at Shezan juice factory in Rupganj of Narayanganj— to the relatives has resumed at around 2:00pm on Wednesday
Leather factory in Narayanganj catches fire
Raihanul Islam, station officer (media) at the headquarters of Fire Service and Civil Defence, said the fire broke out at Ruposhi United Leather Factory around 12:14 pm
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