Victims' families want compensation
Family members of the unidentified deceased victims of Tazreen garment fire incident have threatened to lay siege to all garment factories in Ashulia if they are not compensated before January 10.
On behalf of these families, Kabir Hossain, husband of one of the deceased victims, made the announcement at a press conference in Dhaka Reporters' Unity yesterday.
Of the deceased workers, identities of 47 have not been confirmed yet though more than a month passed into the fire incident. Kabir's wife Lucky Begum is one such victim.
DNA tests of the unidentified bodies were conducted at Dhaka Medical College Hospital to find their identities. However, the test results are not being published, said Kabir.
As a result, family members of these victims are not getting compensation from the factory owner, he added.
He called for action from the government, BGMEA, and the factory owner Delwar Hossain in this regard.
Kabir also said they will go for tougher movement if their demand was not met.
At least 112 workers were killed and many others injured in the fire at the garment factory of Tazreen Fashions Ltd in Ashulia on November 24 last year.
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