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Probe body formed over Korail slum fire

Greenwatch Desk Nation 2025-11-26, 10:06pm

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A five-member committee was formed to probe Korail slum fire in the capital on Tuesday.


Headed by Mamunur Rashid, deputy director (operation and maintenance) of Fire Service and Civil Defense (FSCD), the committee has been asked to submit its report within the next 15 working days.

The other members of the committee are—Atish Chakma, deputy director of FSCD zone-2, Nazim Uddin Sarkar, senior station officer of FSCD of Tejgaon, Sohrab Hossain, warehouse inspector of FSCD of Dhaka-23 and Kazi Nazmuzzaman, assistant director of FSCD.

A massive fire swept through the Korail slum on Tuesday, leaving hundreds of residents under the open sky, reports UNB. 

However, no casualty was reported.