Md Nafis Tehami, a student of the Chinese Language and Culture programme at Dhaka University’s Institute of Modern Languages, and several members of his family were killed in a fire at a resort in Inani, Cox’s Bazar.
The fire broke out on Saturday morning (17 October). Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr A B M Obaidul Islam expressed deep grief over the deaths.
In a condolence message, the vice-chancellor said such deaths were deeply sad and painful, and that the Dhaka University family was in mourning. He prayed for the souls of the dead and offered his condolences to their bereaved families.
Calling for the cause of the fire to be identified and for exemplary punishment of those responsible, the vice-chancellor said the university authorities would stand by the families of the dead and give them the support they need.
Nafis Tehami was from Dakshin Chunakhali village in Amtali upazila of Barguna. His father is Md Jeyadul Kabir and his mother is Kajal Rekha.
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