ZCZC
BSS-18
REPORT-PROBE-FIRE-CHAWKBAZAR
Chawkbazar fire case probe report on Aug 29
DHAKA, July 18, 2019 (BSS) – A Dhaka court today set August 29 for
submitting probe report in the case filed over devastating fire in capital’s
Chawkbazar on February 20.
Dhaka Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Qaisarul Islam set the date as
investigation officer failed to submit the report today.
A total of 71 people were killed and many more were injured in the fire,
which was originated from a building named Wahed Mansion. A local named Asif
filed the case with Chawkbazar police station for causing loss of lives and
properties by fire caused by negligence.
According to the case documents, two owners of Wahed Mansion, Md Hasan and
his brother Sohel alias Shahid rented their house as godown of chemical and
flammable materials for making extra profit, in spite of knowing about the
risk of fire accidents.
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