Paribagh residential building fire under control

A fire has broken out at a residential building in Dhaka’s Paribagh area.

The fire broke out in the 16-storey building around 2:22pm on Thursday.

Fire Service Control Room duty officer Rasel Shikdar told the Dhaka Tribune: “Eight firefighting units responded  to the scene and brought the blaze under control.

“The fire started on the 11th floor of the building but its cause is not yet  known.”