52 unnamed fire victims laid to rest

Burial of 52 unidentified workers killed in a garment factory fire in Ashulia earlier this week took place at a graveyard at the city’s Jurain on Tuesday. Photo: Amran Hossain .

Fifty two unidentified bodies of Ashulia garment factory fire were buried at Jurain graveyard in the capital on Tuesday.

Anjuman Mufidul Islam, a social and charitable organisation, arranged the burial.

The bodies were buried after a namaz-e-janaza was held around 2:30pm at the graveyard, which has now turned into a human sea.

Earlier, on Monday, a team of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) along with forensic doctors of the hospital collected samples from 57 unidentified bodies to find out their identities through DNA tests.

Meanwhile, two bodies have been handed over to their relatives who confirmed identifying the victims by ornaments and body shapes.

On Saturday, at least 111 people were killed and 100 injured in a devastating fire at Tazreen Fashion Ltd at Nischintapur on the capital’s suburb Ashulia.

Source: The Daily Star