{"id":31827,"date":"2017-03-24T04:15:42","date_gmt":"2017-03-24T04:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=31827"},"modified":"2017-03-24T04:15:42","modified_gmt":"2017-03-24T04:15:42","slug":"fire-at-bangladesh-banks-forex-policy-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=31827","title":{"rendered":"Fire at Bangladesh Bank\u2019s forex policy office"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘Flame was first noticed coming out from the south-eastern side of the floor, which gutted 15% of its space'<\/h2>\n
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A fire broke out on the 13th\u00a0floor of Bangladesh Bank headquarters in Dhaka around 9:30pm on Thursday.<\/p>\n

However, firefighters\u00a0 managed to douse the blaze using 12 units within an hour with no reports of casualties in the incident.<\/p>\n

Fire Service and Civil Defence Director General Brigadier General Ali Ahmed Khan told the media that the fire originated on the floor which houses the central bank\u2019s Foreign Exchange Policy Department.<\/p>\n

\u201cFlame was first noticed coming out from the south-eastern side of the floor, which gutted 15% of its space,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Hinting that electric short-circuit might have caused the incident, he said: \u201cThe main reason behind the fire will be unearthed after an investigation, which will also clear if it was an accident or a sabotage.\u201d<\/p>\n

Soon after the incident, Finance Minister AMA Muhith, his deputy MA Mannan and BB Governor Fazle Kabir visited the bank premises.<\/p>\n

But, Muhith did not talk to the media about the fire.<\/p>\n