Thursday, 16th April, 2026
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Massive fire at Dhaka New Market,30 firefighting units are working

A fire broke out at the three-storey building of Dhaka New Super Market early Saturday. A total of 30 firefighting units, along with Army-NavyBorder Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and other law enforcement agencies, are working to douse the blaze. According to the Fire Service and Civil Defence, they received the information of fire at around 5:40am and some 18 firefighting units rushed there immediately to bring the flame under control. Later, five more units joined the work.However, the fire could not be tamed until 9:26 am. On information, traders went there and are trying to get the goods out of their shops. Ershad Hossain, an official of the fire service control room, said they are yet to ascertain the reason behind the fire.