A fire broke out on Tuesday afternoon at the executive engineer’s office of Public Works Department-1 in Bangladesh’s National Parliament main building complex. According to a Parliament Secretariat press release, the blaze began at 3:15 pm and was fully brought under control after Fire Service and Civil Defence personnel rapidly reached the site. No casualties were reported.

Acting Speaker Kaiser Kamal and Parliament Secretariat Secretary Barrister Md Golam Sarwar Bhuiyan visited the scene after receiving news of the incident. They were briefed by relevant officials and issued necessary instructions. The cause of the fire could not be confirmed immediately, the Parliament Secretariat said.

The acting speaker ordered the formation of an investigation committee to determine the exact cause of the fire, assess the extent of damage and identify measures to prevent similar incidents in the future. The Parliament Secretariat said detailed information about the cause and related matters would be disclosed after the committee submits its report.