They were already in a holiday mood as it was their last working day before the weeklong Eid vacation beginning today.

But it turned out to be the last day in the lives of at least 24 people, mostly workers, as they were killed in a massive fire triggered by explosions at a packaging factory in Tongi of Gazipur yesterday.

Around 50 suffered injuries when flames tore through Tampaco Foils Limited’s factory in BSCIC industrial area of Tongi, close to the capital, at the start of a new shift. [Read More]

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Source: The Daily Star