Army, BGB deployed outside BD Secretariat after fire, gates closed

Advisers of Interim Government talk to Fire Service officers on Thursday.

Dhaka, Dec 26 - All the gates of the Bangladesh Secretariat, the hub of government administration, were closed on Thursday after last night's huge fire at the building number 7.

The fire that swept through the 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th floors of the building was brought under control early Thursday after six hours of efforts.

Nineteen units of fire service took part in the fight to tame the blaze.

Army and paramilitary BGB members were deployed at the gates besides a large number of law enforcers as many office goers were seen waiting to enter their offices.

Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury and Housing and Public Works and Industrial Affairs Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan visited the spot. - UNB