The fire gutted import cargo terminals areas at Dhaka airport, destroying an estimated $1bn of ‘urgent air shipments’.

Bangladeshi traders on Sunday assessed heavy losses after a devastating fire tore through the cargo complex of the country's main international airport, as the government opened an investigation into possible arson.

The fire broke out on the third floor of a four-story factory in the South Asian nation’s capital, Dhaka, before spreading to a adjacent chemical warehouse.

At least 16 people died in a fire at a garment factory and chemical warehouse in Bangladesh on Tuesday, an official said, with expectations that the toll could rise.

A fire on Tuesday at a garment factory in Bangladesh and an adjacent chemical warehouse killed at least 16 people and injured others, and the death toll could rise, an official said. The cause of the blaze wasn't immediately known,

A fire at a garment factory and a warehouse in Bangladesh’s capital has left at least nine people dead and several others injured

At least 16 people have died after a huge fire broke out at a garment factory in Bangladesh, with officials warning that the toll could rise. Sixteen bodies have been recovered but were burned beyond recognition, the fire service said.

EADaily, October 19th, 2025. A fire broke out in the cargo terminal of the international airport of the capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka. This is reported by local media.