The death toll from a fire that broke out at a seven-storey residential building in Uttara, Dhaka, has risen to six. The incident occurred at a building located on Road No 18 in Sector 11 of Uttara. Two units from Uttara Fire Station arrived at the scene at 7:58am and began efforts to control the flames. Talha Bin Jasim, an official of the Fire Service’s Public Relations Department, said that Fire Service units reached the building within eight minutes of receiving information about the fire. The blaze broke out on the second floor of the seven-storey building.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 16, 2026 08:12 UTC