‘Everything is over, what do we have left to live for?’
Fire at TupTup Resort
Ziadul Kabir and his wife Kajal Rekha have been left speechless after losing their only son, daughter and grandson in a fire at TupTup Resort in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar. Three daughters of Kajal Rekha’s two sisters also died in the same incident.
Speaking through tears, Ziadul Kabir said, “My only son Nasir Siam, my only daughter Fariha Kabir and my grandson Faizan Noor died in the fire at TupTup Resort in Ukhiya. What is the point of staying alive now? What do I have left to live for? Everything is over for me.”
Ziadul Kabir is a resident of Kalipura village in Kukua Union of Amtali Upazila in Barguna.
According to family sources, during the Durga Puja holiday, his son-in-law Noor Alam traveled from Chuadanga with his wife Fariha Kabir (32), their son Nasir Siam (26), their child Faizan Noor (6), and six other members of Ziadul Kabir’s sister-in-law’s family. They checked into TupTup Resort in the Patuyartek sea beach area along the Inani Marine Drive in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar, on Thursday afternoon. Six members of the family died in the fire.
Ziadul Kabir’s only son Nasir Siam passed his Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination from a private school in Amtali and his Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination from St. Joseph College in Dhaka. He later completed his undergraduate degree in Chinese language studies at the University of Dhaka. He was in the final year of his master’s program in the same subject. Nasir traveled from Dhaka to Cox’s Bazar with his sister and brother-in-law on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Noor Alam returned to Chuadanga on Friday morning, leaving his wife Fariha Kabir, son Faizan Noor and brother-in-law Nasir Siam in Cox’s Bazar because of urgent work. Although he survived, he lost his wife, son and brother-in-law in the fire.
Three daughters of Ziadul Kabir’s two brothers-in-law also died in the fire. Among them, Maliha, 28, completed her master’s degree at an agricultural university this year. Navila completed her master’s degree in chemistry at Jagannath University this year.
They were the daughters of Mansur Rashid, who lives in Dhaka’s Banasree area. Meanwhile, Alvi, 26, was the daughter of Ziadul Kabir’s other brother-in-law, Selim Mia. She was a student at North South University in Dhaka.
Speaking through tears, Kajal Rekha said, “My son, daughter and grandson are all gone. What will we do by staying alive in this world? Oh Allah, take us away too.”
Noor Alam has also been devastated by the loss of his wife, son and brother-in-law. Weeping, he said, “My wife, son and brother-in-law are gone. Allah, why have you kept me alive?”
Mansur Rashid and his wife Roksana Akter Rina also lost their two daughters in the same incident. Breaking down in tears, they said, “My beloved Navila and Maliha are gone. Oh Allah, why don’t you give us death too? Take us with them as well.”
