Pakistani High Commissioner to Bangladesh Imran Haider and his spouse have been hospitalised as a precautionary measure after a fire broke out at the envoy's official residence early Thursday.
The fire erupted around 3:00am, according to the Pakistani High Commission in Dhaka.
Firefighters responded promptly and extinguished the fire, it said, adding that the High Commissioner and his wife were taken to hospital as a precaution following the incident.
Their health condition is stable, the High Commission said.
No further details were available.