Government probes fire at Foreign Ministry

DHAKA: A fire broke out at the Foreign Ministry in Segunbagicha, Dhaka, on Monday afternoon, prompting an investigation into its cause.

The fire started around 3:30pm on the second floor of the ministry’s old building, where books and documents in the Diplomatic Correspondents Association of Bangladesh (DCAB) lounge caught fire.

However, the blaze was extinguished before firefighters arrived at the scene.

Two units from the Siddikbazar Fire Station were dispatched to the spot but found the fire already under control.

The cause of the fire remains unknown. The Fire Service and the Foreign Ministry are investigating the incident.