The Dhaka Times Desk After the fire of Dhaka New Super Market yesterday (Saturday), many questions have been raised about the source of the fire in the capital Dhaka and other parts of the country and even in slums. Detectives are looking into whether it was 'sabotage'.
Analyzing the type of fire, time, etc., many people including the victims have questioned whether these fires are just accidents or vandalism? Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina herself has expressed concern about frequent fires. He ordered to investigate whether there is conspiracy or sabotage in these incidents.
After the instructions of the Prime Minister, the members of all the intelligence agencies, including the police, have entered the field to investigate the mystery of the Dhaka New Super Market fire in the early hours of yesterday. Detectives have started working to find the answer to whether the fire in Bangabazar and New Super Market was an accident or vandalism. The work of collecting information is also going on whether anyone has caused this incident for any special purpose and whether there is negligence or carelessness on the part of anyone in the market behind the fire. Several intelligence agencies have also started investigating whether there is any political motive.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, after a meeting at Ganabhaban on Saturday morning, raised questions on the issue and said why several markets are on fire before Eid, why the fire service is being obstructed while extinguishing the fire and why the firemen are being attacked - the incidents that have taken place, are these BNP-Jamaat arson attacks? The Prime Minister also asked that question.
Earlier yesterday (Saturday) morning in the Newmarket area, the Director General of Fire Service, Brigadier General Md. Main Uddin said that the fire started from the third floor of Dhaka New Super Market (South) building. He also requested the concerned to investigate whether the matter is sabotage or not.
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun said in an event in Siddheswari yesterday (Saturday) afternoon that several markets in the capital have recently caught fire. Police are investigating every incident of fire. He warned that strict action will be taken against those involved if there is any sabotage incident.
According to police sources, just a few days ago, a major fire incident occurred in Bangabazar. A fire incident also occurred in the tannery of Hazaribagh the day before yesterday. A fire breaks out in a warehouse in Suritola. A case has also been registered in two cases of explosions at Cafe Queen in Siddikbazar and Shireen Mansion near Newmarket. The police committee did not investigate the incident in Bangabazar.
Commander Khandaker Al Moin, director of the Legal and Media Wing of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), said that RAB detectives are working on whether there is any kind of sabotage in the fire at the New Supermarket in Newmarket area.
According to police and intelligence sources, an investigation committee is formed by the fire service and civil defense after every fire. Also several inquiry committees are also made. But so far no clue of sabotage has been found in any such fire. The investigation committee has given a report that the source of the vandalism was from cigarettes or coils after the fire in the early morning in Bangabazar. Just 11 days after this, allegations of vandalism intensified after the fire at the New Super Market early on Saturday morning. The government has emphasized the investigation after the allegations of sabotage one after another. Detectives are gathering information about the leadership of the market, who stays inside at night. They are also trying to find the cause of the fire from the CCTV footage in and around Newmarket. Multiple teams of police are also looking for the answer to the question why the well-known markets of Dhaka are catching fire in the early morning.
It is feared that about 1 thousand 500 shops of Dhaka New Super Market will be damaged in the early morning fire on Saturday. The president of the business association of that market. Shahidullah claimed that the City Corporation men were also working to demolish the footover bridge at around 3 am, the bridge had power lines there; Which they didn't notice. The fire started when the bulldozer was running on that line. He also commented that this condition (fire) has occurred today due to the breaking of this bridge without planning.
However, dismissing such claims, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) said in a circular that a vested interest is trying to link the fire with the initiative to disconnect the footover bridge connected to Newmarket. Misleading and unwanted news is also being circulated in the media; Which has been noticed by DSCC. The City Corporation has urged all concerned, including businessmen, to refrain from spreading 'baseless news and rumours' in this most difficult time of calamity.
It should be noted that yesterday (Saturday) at 5.40 in the morning, the fire service received the information about the fire at the New Super Market in the capital. 30 units of the fire service brought the fire under control around 9.10 am with relentless efforts.
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