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Another victim of the Chawkbazar fire died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) in the capital early Tuesday, taking the death toll from the incident to 69.
Sohag, 22, succumbed to his injuries at the burn unit of the hospital around 1:45 am, said DMCH police camp in-charge Inspector Bachchu Mia.
Earlier, Anwar Hossain, 55, a rickshaw-puller and son of Ali Hossain of Rajbari, succumbed to his burn injuries at the hospital around 10:00 pm on Monday, according to a news agency report.
A total of 67 people were killed on the spot and around 41 others injured in the devastating fire that broke out at a chemical warehouse and raged through four other adjacent buildings in the city's Chawkbazar area on February 20.
The rescue efforts enedfed around noon after the fire was doused around 6:00 am on February 21.