In Bangladesh, four persons were injured in the fire that broke out last evening in the Chalantika slum near Rupnagar area of Mirpur in Dhaka. Thousands of people have been rendered homeless and nothing was left except charred remnants of the household good in the incident. A pall of gloom descended upon the residents as they lost all their valuables in the fire.
However, no casualty has been reported in the incident. Most of the slum residents work in the ready made garment factories and they had gone to their native places during the long Eid vacations.
The fire was brought under control in three and half hours after it started around 7 in the evening yesterday. Almost all the shanty structures numbering above 2500 were completely gutted in the fire. The reason for the fire is not known.
Dhaka North City Corporation mayor Atiqul Islam and the local MP MP Elias Mollah visited the spot last night. The Mayor said that city corporation will arrange for food and treatment of the victims. He promised assistance will be provided to rehabilitate the victims.
