FILE - In this March 28, 2019, file photo, a firefighter works to douse a fire in a multi-storied office building in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The fire in Banani, a busy upscale commercial district, exposed ...

Five years after the revised Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC) was gazetted, the government has yet to establish the dedicated national authority meant to enforce it, leaving much of the ...

The use of quality materials, appropriate site selection and compliance with the national building codes could ensure quality construction and sustainable buildings in Bangladesh, according to experts ...

A massive fire in Bangladesh that raced through a six-story building home to restaurants where many families with children were dining has killed at least 45 people and injured dozens, the health ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Authorities in Bangladesh imposed tougher safety rules after more than 1,100 people died when a garment factory complex collapsed near Dhaka in 2013. But continuing corruption ...