Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- Students of Dhaka University, Jagannath University and East West University are among those killed in a fire at TUPTUP Resto and Resort in Cox's Bazar.

The three belonged to the same family.

Authorities of the three universities expressed grief over the incident on Saturday.

The victims comprise Md Nafis Tehami, a Chinese language and culture student at Dhaka University, Laila Jahan Nabila, a 2019-20 session chemistry student at Jagannath University, and Melita Mehejabin, a second-semester population and public health sciences student at East West University.

Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor (VC) ABM Obaidul Islam expressed grief over the loss of lives, describing the deaths as deeply distressing. He said the univers...