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The identity of the deceased couldn’t be known immediately. Death toll may rise as many others were trapped in the collapsed building.
Army, RAB, police, fire service personnel and locals were conducting rescue mission. There were few garments and shops in the building.
UPDATE-5, 01:15pm: Health Minister AFM Ruhal Haque told a private TV channel that the death toll rose to 70 in the building collapse.
Doctors of Savar Enam Medical College said there were 40 dead bodies of the collapse victims in the hospital morgue.
UPDATE-4, 12:50pm: Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) president Atikul Islam visited the spot.
Medical teams of Health Ministry, Army, Red-Crescent and other private medical are giving primary treatment to the injured workers.
GOC Major General Chowdhury Hasan Sarwardy urged all adjacent hospitals and clinics to preserve sufficient bloods for the injured.
UPDATE-3, 11:50am: Fire service director (Operation) Major Mahbub and UNO Kabir Hossain confirmed the death toll of 28 to banglanews.
BNP-led 18-party alliance declared Savar out of the purview of hartal over high-rise collapse.
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia expressed her condolence over the causalities in the incident and urged all to provide help in rescuing the trapped people.
UPDATE-2, 11:25am: General officer Commanding of Ninth Infantry Division Major General Chowdhury Hasan Sarwardy said, “Army is conducting rescue mission and nothing can be said till the mission ends.”
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is closely observing the incident and ordered three unit of Army instantly to start rescue mission.
UPDATE-1, 11:04am: Owner of the building, Rana, has been rescued from the basement of the collapsed building. He has been taken to hospital.
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