16 sued over Sitakunda oxygen plant fire

A case was filed last night, implicating 16 people including three managing directors of Seema Oxygen Plant in connection with the deaths of seven employees of the plant in a massive fire in Chattogram district's Sitakunda upazila on Saturday.   Rokeya Begum, widow of victim Abdul Quader, filed the case against

6 dead, 50 injured in oxygen plant fire

At least six people were killed and 50 others injured as a massive fire broke out at an oxygen plant following an explosion in Kadam Rasul (Keshabpur) area of Chattogram's Sitakunda upazila on Saturday afternoon. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately, said Nurul Alam Ashiq, in-charge of

SCB donates medical oxygen generation facility to TMC, RCH

Standard Chartered has donated a Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) medical oxygen generation plant to TMSS Medical College & Rafatullah Community Hospital (TMC&RCH), a press release said Thursday. The oxygen plant’s total installed capacity of608 litres/minute will meet the needs of approximately 180 patients. The newly inaugurated medical oxygen plant is the second

Pabna patients suffer as oxygen initiative falls flat

The COVID-19 isolation center in Pabna General Hospital is struggling to serve the patients due to lack of ICU beds and central oxygen supply system, which was supposed to be in place by June. Work on the oxygen plant to supply central oxygen began in February this year but could not