Bangladesh Fire Incident Dashboard

National fire incident data — trends, causes, divisions and building types — compiled from Department of Fire Service and Civil Defence (DFSCD) records.

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Fire incidents
24,102
▲ 12% vs 2021
Lives lost
98
▼ 55% vs 2021
People injured
407
▼ 29% vs 2021
Estimated loss (BDT crore)
342
▲ 57% vs 2021

Causes of fire, 2022

Share of incidents by recorded cause

Electrical faults35%
Cigarettes / bidi15%
Gas & cooking stoves13%
Chimney sparks6%
Arson / sabotage2%
Other / unknown29%

By division, 2022

Tile map — darker means more incidents

Rangpur 1,928
Mymensingh 1,446
Sylhet 1,446
Rajshahi 2,651
Dhaka 8,195
Chattogram 4,579
Khulna 2,651
Barishal 1,205
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By building type, 2022

Share of incidents

  • Residential38%
  • Industrial & factories22%
  • Commercial & markets24%
  • Other16%

Seasonal pattern

Monthly incidents

Major incidents

With BFERC analysis where available

DateIncidentLocationTypeAnalysis
Feb 2024 Bailey Road building fire Dhaka Commercial building —
Apr 2023 Bangabazar market fire Dhaka Market —
Mar 2023 Siddique Bazar building explosion Dhaka Explosion —
Jun 2022 BM Container Depot fire & explosion Sitakunda, Chattogram Hazardous chemicals —

Source & methodology

Data is compiled from DFSCD annual statistics and press releases, cleaned and categorised by the BFERC research team. Causes and building types follow DFSCD classifications. Figures are updated each year after official publication.

Sample figures for layout only — replace with DFSCD data.

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