Probe body formed over Bogura factory fire

A four-member committee was formed on Wednesday to investigate the fire that killed five workers at a plastic factory at Santahar in Adamdighi upazila of Bogura district.

The committee, headed by Additional District Magistrate Salahuddin, has been asked to submit its report within seven working days, reports UNB.

The other members of the committee are—Adamdighi Upazila Nirbahi Officer, the representatives of the Department of Inspection for Factories and the Directorate of Fire Service and Civil Defense.

Also on Wednesday the charred bodies of five workers, recovered from the factory, were handed over to the family members.

The fire occurred on Tuesday.

The deceased were identified as Siam, 13, Shahjahan, 24, Bijoy, 14, Belal Hossain, 43 and Abdul Khalek, 35 of the upazila.

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