Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Police have handed over the bodies of 16 victims, who died in the devastating fire at a garment factory and a chemical warehouse in Mirpur's Rupnagar area to their families five days after the incident.

The handover process began around 10:15pm on Sunday and continued until 12:30am, according to police.

The bodies had been kept in the cold storage of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) morgue for DNA testing and identification.

Mohammad Mokhlesur Rahman, inspector (investigation) of Rupnagar Police Station, said the forensic unit of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) provided them with the DNA results for 16 victims.

After confirming the matches with their family members, they contacted them and all 16 bod...