Eight of the 10 people killed in a fire at TupTup Resto & Resort in Inani, Cox’s Bazar, were family members of a student of Jagannath University (JnU).
They were Israt Jahan Maliha, 30, and Milita Mehejabin Alvi, 23, of Banasree in Dhaka; Laila Jahan Nabila, 27, and Nafista Mim, 27, of Dhaka’s Khilgaon; Fariha Kabir, 33, of Chuadanga; five-year-old Faizan Ahmed; and Nafiz and Nabila. The identities of the remaining two victims could not be immediately confirmed.
In a social media post, Abdul Ahad Sarkar, a student of the Department of Public Administration at JnU from the 2024-25 academic session, said, “The deceased include four of my female cousins, one male cousin, and Faiyaz, the young child of one of my female cousins.”
“Nafiz and Nabila are also our relatives. They belong to the family of my mother’s paternal aunt’s daughter,” he added.
In addition, three injured members of Ahad’s family are currently receiving treatment at Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital, he said.
At least 10 tourists died in the fire that gutted the resort on Saturday morning.
