'Experts from Four Countries to Investigate Dhaka Airport Fire Incident'

Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said that the foreign experts from England, Australia, China and Turkey have been invited to investigate the devastating fire at the Cargo Village of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

“We have invited four countries to come to investigate to see if there was any mismanagement here,” he told the media after inspecting the fire site at the airport on Saturday.

"They will find out the cause of the fire and the people responsible for the incident through investigation," he added.

He also said that the fire spread rapidly due to the presence of flammable materials. 

The flammable materials and the surrounding situation of that time were the causes for taking time in bringing the fire under control, he added. 

The blaze, which originated at the Cargo Village—where imported goods were stored—around 2:30 pm on Saturday.  

It was brought under full control after nearly 27 hours of frantic efforts at 4:55 pm on Sunday.

Meanwhile, the Home Adviser reiterated that they are now working to decrease the passport fees for the remittance warriors.