Hossen Sohel of DOT
The nation observe a one-day state mourning in memory of the Chawk Bazar fire victims, UNB reports.
The Cabinet Division issued a notification on Sunday in this regard.
The state mourning was observed to seek eternal peace of the departed souls of those killed in the fire incident and convey sympathy to the bereaved family members.
All government, semi-government, autonomous and private institutions and Bangladesh missions abroad have kept the national flag at half-mast.
67 people were killed and around 41 others injured in the devastating fire that raged through several buildings at Nandakumar Dutta Road and Churihaata Shahi Mosque Road of Chawk Bazar on February 20, 2019 night.