It was like hell on earth for people living inside Hazi Wahed Mansion in Churihatta area of Old Dhaka. The fire started in a chemical warehouse on the ground floor of the five-story building and quickly spread to three other nearby buildings, including a community centre.
Jute is a fabric most commonly encountered today in history books. It is generally thought as a rough textile of a bygone age. But now officials and entrepreneurs are placing new hope in the jute industry as the world realizes the value of natural fibers, and wasteful fast fashion fills the world s water with microplastics.