People were seen screaming for help as hundreds of panicked onlookers crowded the streets of the Banani commercial district.
Three hospitals reported that six men and women had died or arrived with fatal injuries after jumping from the office block. They included a Sri Lankan man whose body was taken to the army's Kurmitola Hospital.
"Teams have entered the building and they are scouring the floors for any remaining victims. The building did not have fire fighting equipment," said Lieutenant Colonel Julfikar Rahman of the Dhaka fire service told reporters.Some workers told of risky escapes. A man who gave his name as Jico said he had been working on the 19th floor."The fire started in a restaurant on the sixth floor. We ran to the roof as soon as we heard about it and then used a wooden plank to get over to the next building."Fire disasters regularly hit Bangladesh's major cities where safety standards are notoriously lax.killed at least 70 people and injured 50 others.
A June 2010 fire in the nearby neighbourhood of Nimtoli, one of the most densely populated districts of the capital, killed 123 people.
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