FR Tower fire
| Date | 28 March 2019 |
|---|---|
| Time | 1:00 pm BST |
| Location | FR Tower, Banani, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Coordinates | 23°47′38″N 90°24′18″E / 23.7938°N 90.4049°E |
| Type | Structure fire |
| Deaths | 25 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 73 |
On 28 March 2019, the FR Tower Fire broke out on the eighth floor of the 22-storey FR Tower in the commercial Banani area of Dhaka, Bangladesh around 1:00 pm BST. The fire claimed 25 lives and more than 70 people were injured. Duronto TV and Radio Today shut down their transmissions when the fire broke out because both of their offices were situated adjacent to the FR tower.