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The bodies of six Bangladeshi nationals killed in a devastating fire at a residential hotel in Kolkata are expected to be brought back to Bangladesh on Saturday, according to officials at the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata.
The fire broke out at Shikha Inn in Kolkata’s New Market area, killing nine people, including Bangladeshi nationals.
Post-mortems of the victims have been completed, while the Bangladesh mission is coordinating with Indian authorities to complete the necessary formalities for repatriation.
Five bodies are expected to be brought back through the Benapole land port, while another will be repatriated through the Bhomra border.
One family has reportedly requested that the final rites of a victim from Satkhira be conducted in Kolkata.
