British historian Lord Acton's 130-year-old observation that a person's sense of morality diminishes as his/her power increases is true

Another victim of the Chawkbazar fire loses the battle for life at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, raising the death toll in the tragedy to 70.

But one thing is sure, chemicals and flammable objects had fed the flames that almost gutted Haji Wahed Mansion and partly damaged three other adjoining buildings on Wednesday night, causing the fire to last longer, said exerts and members of a probe committee.

The air around the Azimpur Graveyard is particularly heavy with wailing of people who come to bury their loved ones after losing them in the tragic incident of Chawkbazar fire.

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) will be profiling the DNA of the unidentified victims of Chawkbazar fire for handing over the bodies.

Authorities have handed over bodies of 46 victims of the devastating Chawkbazar fire to their families, district administration says.

An information centre has been opened at Dhaka Medical College Hospital to convey updated information about the victims of Chawkbazar fire.