The National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh on Monday said that no actions had been taken against those responsible for the Nimtoli fire incident and responsible individuals had evaded their obligations.
The fire, at a chemical warehouse in Nimtoli of Old Dhaka, killed 124 people on June 3, 2010, according to a press release.
No case was filed in the incident; instead, a general diary was lodged with Bangshal police station, resulting in no one being accused. This is a 鈥榯extbook鈥� example of violating human rights, the release read.
According to the rule, if a GD is filed, the police must investigate and submit a report to the court. However, in the 14 years since the incident, the police failed to do so and they reportedly lost the GD copy.
NHRC chairman Kamal Uddin Ahmed emphasised that the ministry of industries, Dhaka south city corporation, department of fire service and civil defence, and Dhaka metropolitan police could not evade their responsibilities.
鈥業t is the state鈥檚 responsibility to ensure justice by bringing the culprits to book,鈥� he added.
In response to local residents鈥� demands, the government decided to relocate chemical warehouses from Old Dhaka in 2010, but there had been little progress.
Despite the tragic loss of lives in other fires鈥�71 in the 2019 Churihatta fire, 52 in the Shezan juice factory fire, 26 in the Banani FR Tower fire, and 46 in the recent Bailey Road fire鈥攖here had been no instance of holding those responsible accountable through punishment.
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