October 14, 2025
At least 16 were killed as a chemical fire, clothing factory in Dhaka
Over 26,500 fires reported in Bangladesh last year amid wide neglect of security standards A relative shows a picture of a victim of a fire accident, working as a clothing factory worker outside the chemical and clothing plant in Dhaka on October 14, 2025. At least 16 people were killed after a fire through a chemical and clothing factory. Photo: AFP At least 16 people were killed on Tuesday, when a fire broke a chemical and clothing factory in the capital of Bangladesh Dhaka, officials said. The fire started in the factory warehouse before spreading to a nearby multi -clothing






