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