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Bodies of Rampura victims handed over

Star Online Report
Thu Apr 16, 2015 11:28 AM Last update on: Wed May 6, 2015 12:54 AM
Rampura tinshade collapse
Onlookers and rescuers gather at a marshland in the capital's Rampura yesterday after a large two-storey structure made of corrugated iron sheets over the water went down. Only the first floor of the structure is visible and the “ground floor” has gone under water. The house had 20 rooms in which an estimated 120 people lived. Photo: Rashed Shumon

Police today handed over bodies of the 12 killed in collapse of a two storey tin structure in a marshland in Rampura area of Dhaka.

“The bodies have been handed over to families this morning,” Ataur Rahman, duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence, told The Daily Star Online.

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Rescue operations were still underway, he said, but no more bodies were found when last contacted around 11:23am.

“We will carry out the rescue under the deputy commissioner of Dhaka until he is sure that no one is trapped under the debris,” said Maj Shakil Newaz, acting director general of Fire Service and Civil Defence.

At least 12 people, including five women, were killed as the tin structure, housing around 20 families, collapsed in a marshland around 3:00pm yesterday.

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