DNA test results of 37 Tazreen fire victims matched with the samples collected from their family members two months after the devastating fire that took place on November 24 last, a top official of Ministry of Labour and Employment said Tuesday.
About 112 workers had died and many others injured in the fire incident while about 59 bodies were buried as unidentified.
"We got only 48 claims for the dead bodies and 37 matched with the samples," Secretary-in-Charge of Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mikail Shipar told the FE Tuesday.
We just got the report Tuesday, he said adding the ministry will sit with the concerned authorities including the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers' and Exporters' Association (BGMEA), Bankers' Association and the foreign buyer Li and Fung to sort out how to compensate the families who lost their only livelihood earners.
The ministry will also discuss fate of the bodies buried but which are yet to be claimed and do not match with the supplied samples, he added.
About 47 victims' families got Tk 0.6 million each as compensation from the Prime Minister's Office, BGMEA, Bankers' Association of Bangladesh and Li and Fung.
Earlier, a team of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) along with forensic doctors of the Dhaka Medical College Hospital collected samples from the unidentified bodies to find out their identities through DNA tests.
Tuesday 29 January 2013
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