Burial of the victims started after the Dhaka Medical College Hospital authorities began handing over the bodies to the families on Thursday afternoon. Many of the families started for their ancestral homes while some from Dhaka took the bodies to the Azimpur Graveyard. Md Hafizul Islam, a senior official at the graveyard, told bdnews24.com that Md Yasin, 33, from KB Road, Old Dhaka was buried around 5:30pm. We will stay here overnight if necessary,” said Md Lutfor Rahman, an official at Dhaka South City Corporation. Families of four other victims called to confirm that they were bringing the bodies, according to Lutfor.

Source: bd News24 February 21, 2019 16:07 UTC