At least 70 people were killed in the massive fire Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka TribuneAccording to official count, at least 67 people have lost their lives at Nanda Kumar Lane in ChurihattaBased on a primary estimate, Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BRCS) said at least 46 bodies of victims killed in the Chawkbazar fire tragedy still remain missing or unaccounted for. “We are collecting information from the relatives of the deceased who are claiming not to have identified or given any trace of the bodies,” said Shakila, collecting information at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH). Until around 2pm, the BRCS had at least 46 forms--30 in Chawkbazar and the rest in the DMCH--filled out by relatives of the victims whose bodies could not be found immediately, she said. According to official count, at least 67 people have lost their lives at Nanda Kumar Lane in Churihatta. But two salespersons and a woman and her child could not escape the scene, dying on the spot,” he said.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 21, 2019 14:15 UTC