port blast

The death toll following Saturday night’s catastrophic fire and numerous blasts in a container depot near Chittagong port has now reached 42, and is expected to rise further.

The off dock depot, BM Container Depot Ltd, is a Netherlands-Bangladesh joint venture, located at Sitakunda, Chittagong. It ...

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  • Pichuiyer Balasubramanian

    June 05, 2022 at 10:34 am

    I hope this does not follow the normal routine – newsworthy first, lots of debates next and await the next one changing little on the ground – either in the infrastructure or attitude – accountability?