A fire that broke out at an eight-storey building in Dhaka’s Gulshan-1 area in the early hours of Friday, has been brought under control.
Firefighters were alerted to the incident at 1:38am, according to the media cell of the Fire Service and Civil Defence.
The fire erupted on the third floor of the South Avenue Tower located on Road-3, it said.
Five firefighting units rushed to the spot and tamed the blaze around 3:10am. They also rescued seven people, including two women, the media cell added.