Dhaka, March 1 -- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said that there was no fire exit in the multi-storey building that caught fire on Bailey Road leaving dozens of people dead.

"The fire that broke out in Bailey Road, that is a multi-storey building, but there was no fire exit," she said while addressing a programme marking 'National Insurance Day-2024' at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the capital on Friday.

She urged all to follow the rules and regulations while constructing any building.

"We always request our architects, at least when they design houses or buildings, keep a small open balcony, a fire exit or a ventilation. But architects who want to build (buildings) will not design that properly and also t...