Dhaka: Four committees have already been formed to investigate the deadly fire incident at a high-rise building in the capital’s Banani commercial area on Thursday afternoon that killed at least 19 people.

A six-member probe body was formed by the Home Ministry keeping additional secretary of the ministry’s security services division Dr Tarun Kanti Shikder as convener to investigate the fire and give details of the entire incident.

The committee was asked to look into the incident on the ground and submit the report along with the suggestions to avoid such incidents within seven days, said a press release of Home Ministry.

The Fire Service and Civil Defence formed a five-member committee to investigate the fire incident.

Ministry of Disaster Management formed an eight-member probe body to investigate the fire incident.

A seven-member probe body was formed by the Housing and Public Works Ministry to look into whether approval of FR Tower building design and its subsequent construction was faulty or not.

The committee was asked to submit its report in seven working days, said a press release of the ministry.