The body count from the massive fire in a multi-storeyed commercial building housing several upscale restaurants in Dhaka’s Bailey Road rose to 46 on Friday morning.
Health Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen confirmed the revised death toll hours after he said 46 people had been killed in the fire that erupted on Thursday night.
As of Friday evening, 44 of the 46 deceased were identified. Nobody could recognize the remaining two victims.
The authorities concerned said they would hand over the two bodies to their families following DNA tests.
Earlier in the day, 39 bodies were handed over to the families of the deceased.
Here is the list of the 44 identified deceased.
- Fauzia Afrin Ria, 22, Comilla
- Popy Roy, 36, Moulvibazar
- Sompona Poddar, 11, Dhaka
- Ashraful Islam Asif, 25, Brahmanbaria
- Nazia Akhter, 31, Dhaka
- Arham Mostafa Ahmed, 6, Dhaka
- Nurul Islam, 32, Dhaka
- Sampa Saha, 46, Comilla
- Shanto Hossein, 24, Narayanganj
- Maisha Kabir Mahi, 21, AGB Colony, Dhaka
- Mehera Kabir Dola, AGB Colony, 29, Dhaka
- Jannati Tazrin Akita, 23, Dhaka
- Lutfur Nahar Karim, 50, Dhaka
- Mohammed Zihad, 22, Madaripur
- Kamrul Hassan, 20, Jessore
- Didarul Haque, 23, Bhola
- Advocate Ataur Rahman Shamim, 65, Moulvibazar
- Mehedi Hassan, 27, Tangail
- Nusrat Jahan Shimu, 19, Comilla
- Sayeda Fatema Tuz Zohra, 16, Mogbazar, Dhaka
- Sayed Abdullah, 8, Mogbazar, Dhaka
- Sayed Mobarak Kawsari, 48, Mogbazar, Dhaka
- Swapna Akhter, 40, Mogbazar, Dhaka
- Sayeda Amena Akhter Nur, 13, Mogbazar, Dhaka
- Zarin Tasnim Proiti, 20, Munshiganj
- Jewel Gazi, 30, Badda, Dhaka
- Priyanka Roy, 18, Malibag, Dhaka
- Ruby Roy, 48, Malibag, Dhaka
- Tushar Haoladar, 23, Khilgaon, Dhaka
- Sagar Hossein, 24, Faridpur
- Tanjila Nowrin, 35, Pirojpur
- Shipon, 21, Sherpur
- Sadia Afrin Alisha, 13, Comilla
- Nahian Amin, 19, Barisal
- Songkolpo San, 8, Doyaganj, Dhaka
- Lamisha Islam Mahi, 20, Malibag, Dhaka
- Md Naim, 18, Barguna
- Md Nayan, 17, Bhola
- Asif, 25, Noakhali
- Shahjalal Uddin, 34, Cox's Bazar
- Shahjalal's wife Meherun Nesa Jahan Helali, 24
- Shahjalal's daughter Fairuz Kashem Jamira, 3
- Abhishruti Shashtri, the reporter of The Report.com
- K M Minhaz Uddin, 25, Chandpur
