Bangladesh Navy deployed a helicopter in the afternoon to assist in dousing the flames with water. According to the Forest Department, five units of the Fire Service and Civil Defence were working to extinguish the fire by sprinkling water from Sunday morning. Local villagers were also helping the Forest Department to put out the fire. Dipankar Bar, a spokesman for the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, confirmed that the fire was controlled by the forest department around 1pm, though efforts were ongoing. Conservator of Forest Mihir Kumar Dey of the Khulna office of the Forest Department and Bagerhat Deputy Commissioner Khalid Hossain were among top officials who visited the site.

Source: bd News24 May 05, 2024 15:40 UTC