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7 Bangladeshis killed in Kolkata hotel blaze identified

Published : Thursday, 20 August, 2026 at 8:41 AM

Observer Online Report

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The identities of seven Bangladeshis killed in a devastating hotel fire in Kolkata’s New Market area have been identified, according to local authorities.

The fire erupted at 2.30AM on Wednesday on Shikha Inn, situated on Mirza Ghalib Street. It emerged that the other two victims were Indian nationals " Sandeep Paswan, 19, hailing from Jharkhand, and Yogi Narayan, 68, a resident of Siliguri.

In the Bangladeshi group, four were from a family from Kushtia district" Debashish Dutta, 39, his wife Afsana Sharmin, 27, their three-year-old son Swarnashish and Debashish’s father-in-law, Md Akram Ali, 64.

Other Bangladeshis who lost their lives were Babu Ahmed, 37, from Savar, Dhaka; Rebati Sarkar from Kaliganj, Satkhira; and S M Alimuzzaman. The others had come here to seek medical treatment while some were on tour.

The fire erupted in the third floor of the five-storey hotel and thick smoke spread very fast. The fire fighters could bring the fire under control in about two hours.

Since the building had narrow passages, it was very difficult to evacuate. Most of the persons staying in the third floor were sleeping. About 60 to 70 persons were saved.

-AJM

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