A senior teacher of the Viqarunnisa Noon School and College and her daughter were killed in the devastating fire that took place at the seven-storey building in the capital’s Bailey Road on Thursday night.
The deceased are Lutfun Nahar Karim Lucky and her daughter Jannatin Tajri, a former student of the institution.
Golam Mohiuddin identified the bodies of his wife and daughter at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Thursday night.
He said his wife was suffering from toothache and went to a dentist with their daughter.
Mohiuddin said he had told them to have Kacchi Biryani on their way back home and felt guilty as the fire started from a restaurant in that building.
Acting Principal of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College Keka Roy Chowdhury expressed deep shock and sorrow at the untimely death of the school's teacher and former student.
At least 45 people were killed, and over 20 others sustained severe injuries by a devastating fire on Thursday night.
Firefighters rescued 70 people, including 42 in unconscious state, from the rooftop and different floors of the seven-storey Green Cozy Cottage.
The fire broke out at the restaurant named “Kacchi Bhai” on the first floor around 9:45pm. Many people were dining in the restaurants when the fire spread to other floors.
Most of the people died as they jumped off the building or from burns or suffocation, said firefighters who brought the fire under control around 12:30am.
Fire officials say the blaze spread fast due to the presence of gas cylinders on several floors in the restaurant kitchens. People could not leave the building due to smoke in the staircase.
