Nur Alam lost his wife, five-year-old son, brother-in-law, and three sisters-in-law in the fire at Tuptup Resto and Resort near Patwartek beach in Inani, Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar, on Saturday. Six of the 10 people killed in the incident were members of his family.
Nur Alam works as a senior marketing officer at Drug International, a pharmaceutical company in Chuadanga.
He said he had travelled to Cox’s Bazar with family members but returned to Chuadanga on Friday for work. After hearing about the fire on Saturday morning, he began contacting relatives and learned that his wife and son, along with four other family members, had died.
The deceased family members were identified as his wife, Faria Kabir, 33; son, Faizan Nur, 5; brother-in-law, Nasir Uddin, 25; and sisters-in-law Israt Jahan Maliha, 30; Laila Jahan Nabila, 27; and Milita Mehezabin Alvi, 23.
Meanwhile, the same happened to Ashiqul Islam, Nure Alam’s brother-in-law and the husband of the deceased Israt Jahan Maliha.
Breaking down at Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital, he said his wife woke him after noticing the fire and went to alert relatives in a nearby room.
As the flames spread rapidly, Ashiqul broke a window and jumped out, but his wife could not escape.
The report identified two other victims: Nafista Mim, 27, and Nasrin Akter Mukta, 29. The identities of two other victims were not immediately known.
The fire broke out at around 7:30am at the wooden resort beside Marine Drive. Six people were injured and taken to Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital.
The injured included physician Shihab Uddin, 31, and his wife Nafiza Newaz Khan, 29; Ismail Hossain Masud, 30, and his wife Meherun Nessa, 27; Mannan, 34; and Samida, 32.
Masud and Meherun Nessa were Faria Kabir’s maternal uncle and aunt. They are from South Thetalia village in Matlab Uttar upazila of Chandpur.
Syed Morshed Hossain, deputy assistant director of the Cox’s Bazar Fire Service, confirmed on Saturday afternoon that 10 bodies had been recovered from the resort.
Cox’s Bazar Life Report
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