The death toll from the deadly fire at BM Container Depot at Sitakunda in Chattogram rose to 49, said fire service officials on Sunday. "The death toll from the fire climbed to 49 and there were nine fire service members among the deceased,” said Anisur Rahman, deputy director of Fire Service and Civil Defense, while briefing reporters at Chattogram Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) over the brutal blaze. Around 17 deceased were identified so far and, of them, the names of 15 people have been found. They are, Mominul Haque, Mohiuddin, Habibur Rahman, Rabiul Alam, Tofail Islam, Faruk Jamaddar, Afzal Hossain, Md. Sumon, Md. Ibrahim, Harun Ur Rashid, Md. Nayan, Shahadat Hossain, Shakil Tarafdar, Shahadat Ullah Jamadar and fire service employee Moniruzzaman. Besides, over 200 people suffered injuries. Around 130 people are undergoing treatment at the burn unit of CMCH, said Anisur.

A fire that broke out in a container at Kamalapur Railway Station on Saturday afternoon  has been brought under control. The fire started around 3:40 pm  and five fire fighting units managed to bring the flames under control around 6:30 pm, said Md Shahjahan Shikdar, deputy assistant director (media cell) of Fire Service and Civil Defence. Also read: Fire at spinning mills in N'ganj, Narsingdhi “The origin of the fire and extent of damages from it could not be ascertained yet,” said Md Shahjahan Shikdar. Fortunately, no causalities were reported. Also read: 7 die in India building fire