Police on Monday recovered human remains from inside the BM Container Depot in Sitakunda, eight days after the deadly fire there, authorities said.
The remains were recovered from the depot around 4:00pm while removing the containers, said Sitakunda Police Station Officer-in-Charge (investigation) Sumon Banik.
The human remains were sent to Chattogram Medical College and Hospital for DNA test, he said.
Meanwhile, 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.
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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.
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On June 4, a fire and subsequent blasts at BM Container Depot at Sitakunda of Chattogram left over 200 people injured.
