Dhaka, March 19 -- Apart from a one-off payment to cover funeral expenses, the 19 families who lost their loved ones to the deadly Siddique Bazar explosion have not received any compensation from the authorities.

At least four families out of 10 interviewed by bdnews24.com said they received calls from the Ministry of Labour and Employment about one-off compensations, Tk 200,000 for each victim, but they have yet to receive any follow-up communication. Six families were yet to receive a call.

The blast, apparently caused by a gas leak, ripped through the Cafe Queen building in Old Dhaka on Mar 7, killing at least 25 people from 19 families, reports bdnews24.com.

Md Aktarul Islam, a spokesman for the labour ministry, confirmed that the ...