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3845 traders affected by Bangabazar fire: DSCC

 New Nation
 Published: 12:00 AM, 12 April 2023

Staff Reporter  :
A total of 3,845 traders were affected and became victims by the fire at Bangabazar Shopping Complex last week, according to the report filed by the investigation committee of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC).
On Tuesday afternoon, the eight-member committee submitted its report to DSCC Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh around at 5:00pm.
Marina Nazneen, committee’s President and Regional executive officer at Dhaka South City Corporation Zone-1, led the probe committee.
According to the report filed by the investigation committee of DSCC, the estimated primary financial loss caused by the massive fire at Bangabazar market is Tk288.350 crore.
Based on structural considerations, the estimated loss in the Bangabazar blaze amounts to approximately Tk14.70 crore. Each shop of the market incurred an average loss of Tk7.50 lakh, it added.
The committee prepared the report after talking to the security guards of the market, businessmen, shop owners, employees and eyewitnesses. DSCC spokesperson Abu Naser confirmed the matter to the media on Tuesday evening. Meanwhile, the Bangabazar fire site is being prepared to allow the affected businessmen to set up shop for starting new business. Under the supervision of Dhaka South City Corporation Chief Engineer Saleh Ahmed, with the full cooperation of the inquiry committee formed by the corporation, under the leadership of Zone-1 Regional Executive Engineer Mithun Chandra Sheel, the fire scene is being prepared for the traders. Earlier on 4th April, a horrible gigantic fire broke out at the Bangabazar Market in the capital, which spread to nearby markets, burning almost all the shops that mainly sell readymade clothes and footwear, to ashes.
The fire service had declared the Bangabazar apparel market “highly risky” in terms of fire safety on 1 April 2019. Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence, and Dhaka South City Corporation have formed two separate investigation committees over the massive fire at Bangabazar market.