Initial report on secretariat fire to be submitted in 3 days: Rizwana
An emergency meeting was held with Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus in the chair where the decision was taken, she says
Highlights
- The probe committee will submit its preliminary report in three days
- An emergency meeting led by Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus highlights the importance of a thorough investigation
- The media will receive the full probe report once the investigation is completed
The government's high-profile probe committee investigating the Bangladesh Secretariat fire is expected to submit its preliminary report within three days, Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said today (26 December).
"We want a thorough and extensive investigation. The government is giving the highest importance to the matter," she said while briefing reporters at Foreign Service Academy.
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She said an emergency meeting was held with Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus in the chair where the decision was taken.
The adviser further said, "We need to wait until the probe committee's report is received to answer all the questions that we hear around.
"The media will get a copy of the probe report on completion of the full-fledged investigation," she added.
Rizwana said the senior secretary at the Ministry of Home Affairs will lead the high-powered seven-member investigation committee.
Secretary at the Housing and Public Works Ministry, Inspector General of Police, an explosive expert from the Armed Forces Division and three experts from Buet - chemical, civil and electronic engineers- are also part of the investigation team.
Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud also spoke at the briefing.
Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam was also present.
The fire at the secretariat broke out at 1:52am. It took 19 firefighting units around six hours to bring the flames under control and 10 hours to completely douse them.
