A total of eight deaths have been confirmed in a deadly fire that broke out at a building in Dhaka's Banani area, in Bangladesh earlier today.

The fire broke out at FR Tower around 12:52pm on Thursday, according to Fire Service spokesperson Ataur Rahman.

The Fire Service Duty Officer Mizanur Rahman claimed the fire was brought under control at around 4:45pm.

A fire service official, on condition of anonymity, said around hundreds of people have been rescued from the building till the filing of this report.

A Sri Lankan citizen identified as Niras Chandra, was declared dead at Kurmitola General Hospital. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Cantonment police station Kazi Shahan Haque confirmed the matter saying the victim fell off the building while trying to escape the fire.