Representational photo CollectedPanic stricken people rushed out of the building to save livesA fire broke out on the fifth floor of a 16-storey building in the Bijoynagar area of Dhaka around 8:55pm on Saturday. Fire service units rushed to the scene and put out the blaze around 9:45pm. The on-duty officer of the fire department Ershad Hossain confirmed the incident to the Dhaka Tribune. On being informed, six units from the fire department rushed to the spot and doused the blaze,” Ershad Hossain said. “We will know the reason behind the fire and damage caused after investigation,” Ershad added.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 05, 2019 16:47 UTC