Bangabazar Complex News Today

At 2,551 metres above sea level on Chandragiri Hills in Nepal, all I could thank for was Dhaka’s Bangabazar.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) is planning to start the construction of a multi-storey market on the Bangabazar market grounds, following the devastating fire which occurred there a month ago.

When a fire broke out in Bangabazar earlier this month, it took the first unit of firefighters minutes to reach the site. But the fire engine ran out of water in about 10 minutes and the blaze turned into an inferno soon after.

No evidence of sabotage or an electrical short-circuit, which were once thought to be potential causes of the devastating fire in the Bangabazar market, has been discovered by an investigating team mandated by Dhaka South City Corporation.

Nagad, a mobile financial service (MFS) provider in Bangladesh, has announced that all earnings from its ongoing mega campaign for Eid-ul-Fitr will go towards helping businesses at Bangabazar Complex bounce back from the losses suffered due to a recent fire at the apparel market in Dhaka’s Gulistan.

Bangabazar traders seek loan: Traders of Bangabazar Complex, who were running their business on loans, have urged the government to ensure that they do not have to pay instalments for a specified period as they are recovering from a recent fire at the apparel market in Dhaka's Gulistan.

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Four years ago the Department of Fire Service and Civil Defence declared the building that housed the Bangabazar Shopping Complex a fire risk.

Dhaka: A massive fire gutted shops at Bangabazar, one of the biggest clothing markers in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, on Tuesday as firefighters fought for nearly six hours to bring the flames under control.

DSCC in a drive demolishing illegal shops at Fulbaria Supermarket-2 on December 8. Photo: Amran Hossain DRIVE AGAINST ILLEGAL SHOPS Amid such a situation,  DSCC recently started a drive against shops, which were built violating  the main design of the supermarkets. The city corporation on  December 8 and December 17 demolished several hundred illegal shops at  Fulbaria Supermarket-2 and Sundarban Square Market in Gulistan. Contacted,  Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh said they will continue ...