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High-level committee formed to probe the fire at BD Secretariat

Special Correspondent Nation 2024-12-26, 11:01am

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Home Adviser at a briefing in front of the Secretariat



Dhaka, Dec 26 - A high-level committee has been announced to investigate the devastating fire that swept through four floors of the building number 7 of Bangladesh Secretariat.

Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said this at a briefing in front of the Secretariat on Thursday morning.

The committee may comprise 5 to 11 members, he added.

Housing and Public Works Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan was also present at this time.-UNB