Bangladesh Blaze: Fire Engulfs Slum in Dhaka
Published Date: 8/18/2019
Source: VOA News
Images of a fire sweeping through a slum in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka have been circulating on social media this weekend. Thousands of people were left homeless when a fire raged through a slum in Bangladesh's capital city, Dhaka. "According to our investigation committee 1,200 shanties were damaged and out of this 750 shanties burnt totally," said Enamur Rahman, junior minister for Disaster Management and Relief on Sunday. The official count put the number rendered homeless at 3,000, but most media reports said at least 10,000 were left without shelter and some even put the count as high as 50,000. https://www.voanews.com/south-central-asia/thousands-left-homeless-bangladesh-slum-fire