On the night of 4 June 2022, a fire and subsequent explosions at a container depot in Sitakunda Upazila, Chittagong District, Bangladesh killed at least 47 people and injured around 450 others.

[10][11] Local emergency services and sources reported that the fire began inside the loading area of the depot around 21:00 BST (15:00 UTC).

[12] The first explosion was massive and occurred around 23:45 BST (17:45 UTC), enveloping many of those on the scene and sending many others flying through the air.

[4][10] The fumes from the fire were also toxic due to the chemicals involved, making the firefighting effort more difficult.

[12] An eyewitness stated that the explosion "sent fireballs in[to] the sky" that then fell "like rain", and that one piece of debris flew about half a kilometre (0.3 mi) from the location of the fire to near where he was.

[11] One victim stated that he was standing inside the depot when the explosion threw him about 10 metres (30 ft), and that his hands and legs were burnt.

[12] Many of those deceased were so badly burnt that a CMCH official stated that DNA profiling is needed to determine their identities.

[10] A Facebook streamer, Oliur Rahman Nayan, a 20-year-old worker at the BM Container Depot, died while live streaming.

[15] Major (retired) Shamsul Haider Siddique the general manager of BM Container Depot, reported all the CCTV footage were destroyed in the fire.

[24] During the parliamentary session, MP Harunur Rashid suggested the government form an impartial inquiry committee to find out whether the fire was intentional.

[26] Sheikh Hasina, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, was in "deep shock and sorrow" due to the severity of the incident, and requested that authorities provide treatment to those injured.