A visit to India for his spouse’s medical therapy resulted in tragedy for Bangladeshi journalist Debashis Dutta and his household, who had been among the many 9 folks killed in a fireplace at a lodge in central Kolkata.
Dutta (37), his spouse Afsana Shirmin (25), their four-year-old son Swarnashis and Afsana’s father, 64-year-old Akram Ali, died after a fireplace broke out at ‘Shikha Inn’ on Mirza Ghalib Road late Tuesday evening.
The household had arrived in India on August 3. Dutta, his spouse and their son had travelled to Bengaluru for Afsana’s therapy, whereas Akram Ali was staying in Kolkata, police mentioned. The three returned from Bengaluru and checked into the lodge at 15G Mirza Ghalib Road.
Dutta, a local of Aruapara in Kushtia district, had labored with a number of newspapers in Bangladesh, together with ‘Ajker Patrika’ and ‘Ajker Alo’. The couple had two kids. Their eight-year-old daughter remained in Bangladesh and was not travelling with them.
Dutta’s social media posts from the journey now supply a poignant glimpse of the household’s last days collectively. In his final Fb submit on Monday night, he wrote “Bengaluru bye bye” after spending 13 days within the metropolis.
It additionally included a brief video clip from a flight and {a photograph} of him along with his spouse and son.
The Bangladesh Deputy Excessive Fee in Kolkata mentioned 5 Bangladeshi nationals had been killed within the lodge hearth, whereas some others had been injured and present process therapy in hospitals.
Officers of the mission visited the scene and took steps to assemble details about the deceased and guarantee needed medical help for the injured, in accordance with a press assertion.
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