50,000 people homeless after fire in slum in Bangladesh's capital
Tens of thousands of people have been left homeless in Bangladesh after fire tore through a slum in the capital of Dhaka. About 15,000 homes were destroyed in the blaze, which hit the Mirpur area late on Friday and left 50,000 people homeless, according to the BBC. Atiqul Islam, mayor of the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), has said victims of the fire will be looked after in temporary shelters until they can be rehoused. “All basic needs for the homeless people will continue till their rehabilitation,” Islam told the local newspaper ...
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