Another victim of the Chawkbazar fire has succumbed to his injuries after nine days of treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), taking the death toll to 70.
The deceased is 21-year-old Rezaul Karim who died around 5.30am on Friday (Mar 1), DMCH Dr Partha Sankar Pal told Bangla Tribune.
The body has been kept at the hospital for autopsy, he added.
Razaul Karim, who was in critical condition, was among the 11 people who were admitted at DMCH for burn injuries.
The Feb 20 fire that ripped through Chawkbazar’s Churihatti intersection killed 67 people that day.
Until Feb 26 the death toll of the fire was 69 with the death of one Shohag, who was in critical condition.
At least 19 bodies that have been burned beyond recognition are yet to be identified.
The Criminal Investigation Department has collected DNA samples from families to identify those bodies.
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