Police on Wednesday recovered the remains of one individual from the shade of BM container depot in Sitakunda, one month after the devastating fire incident. With the recovery of the skull and bones the death toll from the massive inferno rose to 51. Read: Sitakunda depot fire: Writ petition seeks Tk 2 crore compensation for each deceased’s family Abul Kalam Azad, officer-in-charge of Sitakunda Police Station, said a skull and some charred bones of an individual were recovered during the cleaning work in the depot around 1:15 pm. The recovered skull and bones were sent to Chattogram Medical College and Hospital morgue for DNA test. Read: Human remains found at BM Container depot Fifty were killed and  over 200 injured in a fire and subsequent blasts at BM Container Depot at Sitakunda of Chattogram on June 4. Ten  firefighters died in the incident. It is said to be the ‘largest death figure’ the fire service has seen in a single incident.

Police on Monday recovered human remains from inside the BM Container Depot in Sitakunda, eight days after the deadly fire there, authorities said. A bone with flesh of a human being was recovered from the depot around 4 pm while removing the containers, said Sumon Banik, officer-in-charge (investigation) of Sitakunda Police Station. The human remains were sent to Chattogram Medical College and Hospital for DNA test, he said. Also read: Sitakunda depot fire: Death toll rises to 47 as another victim dies Besides, Sramik Karmachari Oikya Parishad (SCOP) on Monday demanded justice after identifying those responsible for the fire and blasts at Sitakunda Depot. “We also want shifting of all depots from the port city and residential area,” said Coordinator of SCOP Tapan Datta while speaking at a press briefing at Chattogram Press Club. The death toll from BM Container Depot fire rose to 47 as two injured victims died at a private hospital in Chattogram and at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Sunday. So far, 10 firefighters have died in the incident. It is said to be the ‘largest death figure’ the fire service has seen in a single incident. Also read: 10 DVR machines recovered from BM container depot On June 4, a fire and subsequent blasts at BM Container Depot at Sitakunda of Chattogram left over 200 people injured.