Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Bangladeshi Fire Survivor Undergoes Planned Surgery in Kolkata
A fire broke out early Wednesday in a hotel building in Kolkata.
Mustafizur Rehman and his father were staying in another hotel room in the same building.
Smoke entered their corridor, so they stayed inside until firefighters called for them.
Fire personnel then helped them leave safely.
Nine people died in the fire at the building’s Shikha Inn.
Mustafizur had come from Bangladesh to receive medical treatment.
He has a liver illness that caused bleeding in his food pipe.
Doctors performed a procedure on Friday, and they said his condition was stable.
Mustafizur Rehman and his father were rescued from Hotel Taiba after a deadly fire early Wednesday.
The fire at the building housing Shikha Inn killed nine people, according to the report.
Mustafizur said smoke filled their windowless room and fire personnel led them downstairs barefoot.
The 27-year-old had travelled to Kolkata for treatment related to cirrhosis of the liver.
He underwent an endoscopic procedure for bleeding oesophageal varices on Friday and was reported stable.
- Who
- Mustafizur Rehman, his father Md Abdul Majid, fire services personnel, and doctors at Narayana Health RN Tagore Hospital.
- What
- Mustafizur survived a hotel-building fire and underwent an endoscopic procedure to treat bleeding oesophageal varices caused by cirrhosis.
- When
- The fire occurred early Wednesday, and Mustafizur underwent surgery on Friday.
- Where
- The fire occurred at a building on Free School Street in Kolkata; the procedure took place at Narayana Health RN Tagore Hospital in Mukundapur.
- Why
- Mustafizur had travelled to the city for treatment of a complication caused by cirrhosis of the liver.
- Survivor
- Mustafizur Rehman, 27, from Dhaka
- Accompanying family member
- His father, Md Abdul Majid, 62
- Fire location
- Hotel Taiba, in the same building as Shikha Inn on Free School Street
- Fire timing
- Around 2:30am on Wednesday
- Deaths reported
- Nine people died in the fire at Shikha Inn
- Medical condition
- Cirrhosis of the liver with internal bleeding and oesophageal varices
- Procedure
- An endoscopic procedure performed on Friday
- Reported condition
- Mustafizur was stable after the procedure