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When one enters the building of Sharif Market on Chittaranjan Avenue in Sadarghat, there is a feeling of suffocation, despite the empty spaces between the eight-storey building. The building has been identified as risky in terms of fire safety. However, it only has nine fire extinguishers.
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.
Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence today formed a five-member probe committee to identify the cause of Saturday's fire at Dhaka New Super Market.