Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- When flames engulfed the Gazi Tyres factory in Narayanganj's Rupganj Upazila, 22-year-old weaving worker Abdur Rahman went missing. A year has passed, and his family has found no trace of him.

In March, his father Md Jalal, a rickshaw puller in declining health, succumbed to what his wife believes was the heartbreak of losing their only son. His mother Hormuja Begum remains in quiet mourning, clutching a grief that time has failed to ease.

The blaze, which burned for five days before being brought under control by fire crews, erupted on Aug 25, 2024, just after the arrest of former minister Golam Dastagir Gazi. But while headlines have faded, the silence surrounding the fate of the missing has become deafening.

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