Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- Ten people have been killed and nine injured in a fire at TUPTUP Resto and Resort in Cox's Bazar's Inani.

Fire Service spokesman Talha Bin Zasim confirmed the death toll around 1:30pm, hours after the blaze broke out at the resort near Patuartek Beach along Marine Drive.

Cox's Bazar Superintendent of Police ANM Sajedur Rahman said six of the dead are suspected to be from a single family.

Speaking to bdnews24.com, he said: "Nine members of the family had arrived on holiday. Three are uninjured.

"They claim that the rest of the family are missing. We are currently verifying the matter."

Describing the incident from Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital, Ashiqul Islam -- a member of the family -- said he was asleep in the morning...