Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- Autopsies of six out of 16 victims who died in a devastating fire in Dhaka's Mirpur on Tuesday have begun, officials said on Wednesday.

The autopsies started Wednesday evening at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue, said Rupnagar Police Station Sub-Inspector (SI) Mokhlesur Rahman Laskar.

"DNA samples are being collected and will be compared with those of the families. Once matched, the bodies will be released to their relatives. After the autopsy, the bodies will be stored in the hospital's cold storage facility," SI Laskar added.

The remaining ten bodies are scheduled for autopsy tomorrow after the current post-mortem reports are completed.

Meanwhile, grieving family members are waiting at the hospital to rece...