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Korail Fire Relief

A coordinated emergency response delivering essential support after the Korail settlement fire.

Date
2 December 2025
Location
Korail, Dhaka
Partners
Girl Up Horit, GU Crimson, LEAF, Tong Foundation
Fire-damaged homes in Korail, Dhaka
Korail Fire Relief · Korail, Dhaka

Following a fire that displaced thousands of people in Korail, student and nonprofit teams mobilised donations, clothing and essential supplies.

The project

The campaign combined clothing collection, public fundraising and field distribution. Student volunteers received gently used clothing through Notre Dame College, Adamjee Cantonment College and Bangladesh International School & College, Nirjhor; people unable to reach a collection point could contact the team to find a nearby volunteer.

Financial contributions were collected alongside clothing so the response could cover essential items needed on the ground. The coordinated project was completed in early December 2025 with Girl Up Horit, GU Crimson, LEAF and Tong Foundation.

The source material reports that the wider Korail fire displaced more than 6,000 people. That figure explains the scale of the emergency and is not presented as the number directly reached by Hashi Ekshathe.

Documented outcomes

Figures shown exactly as supported by the project archive.

4partner organisations
3institutional collection points
2 Decproject completion

Project film · 00:48

Inside the Korail Fire Relief response

A concise field film following volunteers as they organise supplies and hand relief packages to Korail residents.

Korail, Dhaka · 202500:48 · No audio · Loads on play
Temporary shelters and fire-damaged homes across the Korail settlement
01

A field overview documented the scale of damage and temporary shelter inside Korail.

Fire-damaged cooking stoves and walls inside a Korail home
02

The field record captured damage to everyday household spaces and belongings.

Residents and field volunteers surveying fire damage in Korail
03

Residents and volunteers walked through affected homes while assessing immediate needs.

Korail residents standing beside fire-damaged homes
04

Residents were photographed beside the structures affected by the fire.

A Hashi Ekshathe volunteer speaking with a Korail resident during a field needs assessment
05

Hashi Ekshathe and LEAF documented needs directly with residents before the coordinated response.

Volunteers unloading supplies at the Hashi Ekshathe Korail relief point
06

Volunteers organised incoming supplies beneath the project relief tent.

Residents and volunteers queue during relief distribution in Korail
07

Distribution activity in Korail, Dhaka.

A child selecting clothing at the Korail relief point
08

Collected clothing was sorted and made available to families at the relief point.

Source record

Instagram posts dated 26–30 November and 3 December 2025, plus the organisation's Korail field video archive.

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