Friday 17 April 2015

Bodies of Rampura house collapse victims handed over to family


Police today handed over bodies of the 12 killed in collapse of a two storey tin structure in a marshland in Rampura area of Dhaka.

“The bodies have been handed over to families this morning,” Ataur Rahman, duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence, told The Daily Star Online.

Rescue operations were still underway, he said, but no more bodies were found when last contacted around 11:23am.

“We will carry out the rescue under the deputy commissioner of Dhaka until he is sure that no one is trapped under the debris,” said Maj Shakil Newaz, acting director general of Fire Service and Civil Defence.

At least 12 people, including five women, were killed as the tin structure, housing around 20 families, collapsed in a marshland around 3:00pm yesterday.

Friday 17 April 2015

http://www.thedailystar.net/city/bodies-rampura-victims-handed-over-77550

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