The government has formed a seven-member committee to investigate the fire that engulfed several floors of Building No. 7 at the Secretariat early Thursday.
The committee has been instructed to submit its findings within seven days.
Additional Secretary Mohammad Khaled Rahim of the Cabinet Division was appointed as the committee head, according to an office order issued by the Cabinet Division in the afternoon.
The committee's members include representatives from the Public Security Division, the Disaster Management and Relief Ministry, the Local Government Division, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), the Fire Service and Civil Defence, and the Housing and Public Works Ministry.
As per the order, all representatives must hold the rank of joint secretary or higher.
The committee is tasked with identifying the origins and causes of the fire and determining whether any individual had personal or professional involvement in the incident.
Besides, it will provide recommendations to prevent similar occurrences in the future.
The order also allows the committee to include additional members if necessary.
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