<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>A fire broke out at Dhaka’s New Supermarket — next to New Market — early today (April 15, 2023).</b></span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">A total of 28 firefighting units and teams of Bangladesh Army, Navy and Air Force are working to control the blaze.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Fifteen people including 9 firefighters have been admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital after they fell sick from the heavy smoke. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Twelve Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) units are also working on the spot. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The fire broke out around 5:40 am and was still not under control at the time of filing this report.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Shahjahan Sikder, deputy assistant director of Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters media cell said that the first firefighting unit reached the spot around 5:43 am. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">bnbd24/kh</div>