Boubazar slum people rebuild shelters on debris

Many of the 700 income-poor families of the capital's Boubazar slum, who lost almost everything in Sunday's devastating fire, have made temporary accommodation arrangements on the debris after spending two nights in the open or in relatives' houses.
The slum people were seen yesterday collecting large polythene sheets and light woods to built makeshift houses. Locals helped them with old clothes, food and polythene sheets.
However, most of the affected people depended on relief food to pass the day. The fire affected some 3,000 people as it razed the entire slum in Hazaribagh area, killing at least 11 people and injuring 15 others.
Owners of shops and rickshaws which were burnt in the fire said they were not on the relief list and got no monetary help from anyone. Many of them had nothing to pass the day.
Md Khokon, who had four rickshaws, all burnt down in the fire, said he did not leave the rickshaw garage for a moment since the fire was doused. "I thought, the government or anybody else would give some money for the rickshaws and I will miss out on it if I leave. But nobody came," he said.
Meanwhile, a fire victim, Sumon, has been shifted to the Burn Unit ICU at Dhaka Medical College Hospital yesterday as his physical condition deteriorated. He sustained burns while trying to save his wife and two sons.