Pakistani PM expresses grief over Bangladesh’s container depot fire

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Monday expressed grief and sorrow over the tragic fire incident at a container depot in Bangladesh.

“Sad to hear about the loss of precious lives in the fire incident,” the prime minister said on social media.

“My heartfelt condolences and most sincere sympathies are with the government and people of Bangladesh,” Sharif said.

At least 45 people were killed and hundreds of others injured after a private container depot caught fire on Saturday night in Bangladesh’s Chattogram district.

-Xinhua