A team of the Fire Service working to douse the fire on the night the fire broke out in Chawkbazar’s Churihatta area of Old Dhaka on February 20, 2018 Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka TribuneThe difference in the death tolls has created confusion among peopleThe death toll in the devastating Chawkbazar fire incident seems to have created a confusion as different figures have been reported through various sources concerned. Later the Chief of DMCH Forensic Department Sohel Mahmud, from the hospital morgue, said a total of 78 persons were burned to death. However, later on Thursday night, Sohel said the previously announced figure was wrong and the actual death toll is 67. The difference in the death tolls has created confusion in reports published by various media outlets as well as among people. But after recounting, 67 bodies were found.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 22, 2019 06:56 UTC