Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- A devastating fire ravaged Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport cargo village in Dhaka on Saturday, shutting down flight operations at the airport for about seven hours, after the two consecutive big factory fires.
In fact, the airport blaze falls in a chain having occurred hot on the heels of two factory fires in the capital's Mirpur and in the port city's Export Processing Zone (EPZ).
The incident which left at least 27 people injured, including fire-fighters and Ansar, also led to complete disruption of flights to and from the country's main airport.
Businesses fear a huge amount of economic losses worth $1 billion as imported merchandise burnt. However, the flight operations resumed at 9:00 on Saturday night after...