Bangladesh airport inferno estimated to cost $1bn in damages

The blaze broke out at a key logistics hub in Dhaka that stored clothes and other goods.

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Clothes and raw materials were among the goods destroyed, which could put some businesses at risk, according to the country's export associations.

The cause of the fire - which took 27 hours to extinguish - is still being investigated. The blaze had forced the temporary suspension of flights and airport operations.

Bangladesh is the word's second-largest exporter of clothes after China, supplying global retailers like H&M and Walmart.

Bangladesh's garment sector generates around $40bn a year, accounting for over a tenth of its gross domestic product.