Extinction Act News Today

New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs

The cautionary from the Bangladesh Bank comes after a number of fire incidents took place in various parts of the country recently, killing and injuring people and causing damage to properties.

The central bank has asked banks to take precautionary measures to ensure the fire safety of their business centres.    

Despite having comprehensive legal provisions, the spectre of fire hazards looms large in the city of Dhaka. It is high time we scrutinise the roles of the owners of these buildings and crowded markets

The modern apartment building in Gulshan that caught fire on Sunday lacked a “fire safety plan”, a fire service probe has found.