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Youth killed as dawn fire guts houses, shop in Korail slum
Published : Sunday, 15 November, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Observer Online Report
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A 19-year-old youth was killed and at least seven to eight residential houses along with a shop were gutted in an early morning fire at the T&T Colony area of Korail slum in Dhaka's Banani on Sunday (November 15).
The deceased was identified as Shahriar Rahman Shuvro, 19, son of Md Monir Hossain and Morsheda Akter Mita. He hailed from Shirjug village under Sadar upazila in Jhalokathi district.
According to the Fire Service and Civil Defence, the blaze broke out in the western part of T&T Colony around 4:53 AM.
Fire Service control room duty officer Rakibul Hasan stated that upon receiving the alert at 4:53 AM, three firefighting units rushed to the scene and brought the fire completely under control by 6:00 AM, confirming one fatality in the incident.
The exact origin of the fire and the total extent of financial losses could not be immediately ascertained.
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