We seldom take into account the immense blessings of nature on this land. We are only reminded of the dire consequences of destroying nature when and if disaster strikes.
Naturally, the question has arisen among the public as to why so many fire incidents have taken place within such a short period of time. The possibility of sabotage, as suspected by some quarters, cannot be ruled out entirely.
So this Eid, I pray for a fresh pair of eyes, and a reason to hope. Or at the very least (once the festivities are over and we return to life as it is) be able to hope for and demand better realities than the ones we’ve been dealt.
Record-setting temperatures are making everything dry and more flammable, and this has been making fire incidents more frequent and lethal, experts said.
The massive fire that broke out at the capital's New Super Market, adjacent to Dhaka College, around 5:40am on Saturday morning (15 April) has been completely doused. The Fire Service and Civil Defence were able to extinguish the blaze, that devastated the three-storey building housing some 1,300 shops, at around 9am on Sunday (16 April) – some 27 hours after the fire had