Last victim of Nimtoli fire buried
The body of the last victim of Nimtoli inferno, which was preserved in Dhaka Medical College (DMC) mortuary, was buried unidentified yesterday.
DMC sources said they could not identify the sex of the victim after the autopsy, as the body was completely burnt.
The body, recovered from the spot, had been preserved in the mortuary since the fire tragedy of June 3, 2010. No one had claimed the body till yesterday.
The devastating fire at Nimtoli in Old Dhaka claimed some 123 lives.
DMC authorities kept sample of the victim to perform a pathology test to identify the sex and a DNA test to confirm any claim.
Jamiruddin Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Bongshal Police Station, said if anyone claims the body later, the DNA test would provide the confirmation.
DMC morgue sources assumed the body to be of a middle-aged woman.
OC Ahmed said they handed over the body to Anjuman-e-Mofidul Islam, a charity organisation, from DMC morgue around 1:50pm.
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