A committee formed by the Ministry of Home Affairs inspected the scene at Chawkbazar on Friday, February 22, 2019 Rajib Dhar/Dhaka TribuneThe committee was assigned to make recommendations on a work plan to avoid massive fire accidents in futureA committee formed by the Ministry of Home Affairs visited the scene of the massive fire that recently gutted an old Dhaka neighbourhood. The five member committee led by Additional Secretary of Security Services Division Pradip Chakraborty visited the scene at Chawkbazar around 10:30am on Friday. “We have to take necessary steps and make plans to ensure an incident like this never happens again.”The Home Ministry formed a five-member high profile committee to investigate overall issues, identify the reasons behind the fire, and make recommendations. The committee has also been assigned to make recommendations on a work plan to avoid any massive fire accident in future. Also Read- Fire strikes Old Dhaka again: 67 killed in Chawkbazar infernoDeputy Commissioner of Police (Lalbagh) Ibrahim Hussain also visited the spot with his team around the same time.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 22, 2019 07:18 UTC