June 11, 2026
Victims’ families await justice as defendants challenge the legality of the 2019 fire tragedy trial
Residents of two buildings are told to vacate immediately
Firefighters cut window grilles to rescue several people, but the delay proves fatal for others, witnesses and officials say
Experts have flagged a section of Salimullah Muslim Hall as “vulnerable”, with repairs to damaged steel props to begin
Police say residents were evacuated after the building began leaning during nearby construction work
Rapid urbanisation, dense population and ignored building codes make Dhaka more vulnerable, they warn
She says decades-old buildings now need urgent structural reinforcement to prevent future casualties
