Korail Slum

Why is EC silent on Tarique’s ‘breach of conduct’: Patwary

The situation shows the administration’s “discriminatory policies”, the NCP leader says

Tarique vows flats for Korail residents

The BNP chief seeks prayers, promises housing and education for slum dwellers in Dhaka 17

Floating photography exhibition marks Felani Day

Marking the death anniversary of Felani Khatun, a 15-year-old Bangladeshi girl killed by India’s border guards in 2011, photographer Parvez Ahmed Rony has arranged a solo photography exhibition titled “Border That Bleeds”, protesting border killings. The week-long floating exhibition was inaugurated on Friday, Jan 6, 2026, at a lake next to the Korail slums in Mohakhali, Dhaka.

From films to findings, Dhaka slum fire story stays the same

Latest Korail fire destroys thousands of homes, raising old questions of control, exploitation, and urban neglect

Night of flames: Korail slum left in ruins

A section of the Korail slum in Dhaka was reduced to ashes after a fire broke out on Tuesday evening. It took more than five hours for firefighters and locals to contain the flames. But the inhabitants had lost everything by then. With nowhere to return to, many were forced to spend the night under the open sky.

Anger, suspicion and pain pervade ruins of blaze-hit Korail slum

Many slum dwellers suspect the fire was deliberately set, citing Facebook posts as sources

Korail slum residents watch their world collapse in hours

After five hours of flames, families are left out in the cold with nowhere to go

Korail slum in flames

A massive fire has been raging in Dhaka’s Korail slum for over three hours. Despite the deployment of 19 Fire Service units, the blaze remains uncontrolled. Locals have joined efforts to extinguish the fire, which has spread across a large part of the slum.

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