Building catches fire in city, one die

A 65-year-old man died and seven others injured after a fire broke out on the ground floor of a five-storey building in the capital's Nazimuddin Road early Monday, reports UNB.

The deceased is Amin Uddin.

The injured were taken to the burn unit at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. The fire originated around 4:10 am, said Khairul Islam Rony of the Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) headquarters' media cell.

Five firefighting units from Siddique Bazar Fire Station and Lalbagh doused the fire at 5:12 am, he added.