Kolkata hotel fire claims seven Bangladeshi lives

The devastating fire at Hotel Shikha Inn in Kolkata, India, has claimed the lives of seven Bangladeshi nationals, with two more victims identified recently. Alimuzzaman Saju, 48, a shrimp farm businessman from Satkhira, and Rebati Sarkar, 35, from the same district, were among those killed. Their families received the tragic news on the evening of August 19, plunging their villages into grief.

Saju had traveled to India about a week prior for treatment of back pain and was expected to return home the day the fire broke out. His relatives expressed shock and sorrow upon hearing of his death in the blaze. Neighbors described Saju as unmarried and the youngest of four brothers.

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He was supposed to return home yesterday. Instead, we received news that he had died in the fire at Hotel Shikha Inn in Kolkata.

Rebati Sarkar, a mother of two, had also gone to India for medical treatment 10 to 12 days before the incident. Her family learned of her death around 10:00 PM yesterday. Local authorities in Kaliganj, Satkhira, are working to gather more information but have not yet received official confirmation of the deaths.

The two newly identified victims bring the total confirmed Bangladeshi deaths in the fire to seven. Previously, four members of a family from Kushtia and one individual from Savar, Dhaka, were confirmed among the deceased.

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We are trying to collect detailed information. However, as of this morning, we have not received any official communication regarding their deaths.