Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- Gonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Saturday urged the government and social organisations to come forward in aid of the victims of Friday's fire at a slum in the city's Mirpur-7 area.

"Thousands of people are living under the open sky without food, shelter and clothes in a dengue-hit city following the fire. I call upon the government and the social organisations to immediately stand by them," he said.

Dr Kamal, also the convener of Jatiya Oikyafront, came up with the remarks while visiting the fire-ravaged slum.

He voiced deep concern over the repeated fire incidents at different slums. "How many more times do we need to watch one fire incident after another? When will people have the right to live safely?"

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