Prayer at nat’l mosque for Chawkbazar victims

Prayer at nat’l mosque for Chawkbazar victims

A gayebana janaza was held in at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque this afternoon for the victims of the ghastly Chawkbazar fire.

The namaj-e-janaza was led by Khatib of Baitul Mukarram at the south gate after the Juma prayers.

Earlier, the devotes also offered special prayers for the burn victims before they attended the gayebana janaza.

The devastating blaze in Chawkbazar claimed 67 lives, making it the second deadliest chemical-fuelled fire in the country after the 2010 Nimtoli incident.

Authorities have already handed over bodies of 45 victims of the devastating fire to their families, district administration has said.