A 65-year-old man died and seven others injured after a fire broke out on the ground floor of a five-storey building in Dhaka's Nazimuddin Road early Monday.
The deceased was identified as Amin Uddin, said Khairul Islam Rony of the Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) headquarters' media cell.
The injured were taken to the burn unit at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
The fire originated around 4:10am, said the fire official.
Five firefighting units from Siddique Bazar Fire Station and Lalbagh doused the fire at 5:12am, he added.
