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A 65-year-old man died, and seven others were injured after a fire broke out on the ground floor of a five-story building in Dhaka's Nazimuddin Road early Monday.
The deceased was identified as Amin Uddin, reports UNB.
The injured were taken to the burn unit at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
The fire originated around 4:10 am, said Khairul Islam Rony of the Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) headquarters' media cell.
Five firefighting units from Siddique Bazar Fire Station and Lalbagh doused the fire at 5:12 am, he added.