Dhaka, Oct. 19 -- The interim government has formed a five-strong committee to assess the extent of damage caused by the fire at the Cargo Village of Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

In a media statement issued on Saturday night, the Internal Resources Division (IRD) of the finance ministry said the committee will submit its report to the government after determining the overall losses from the incident as quickly as possible.

The committee is headed by IRD Joint Secretary Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman Patwary, with Deputy Secretary Pankaj Barua serving as member secretary.

Other members are Md Roich Uddin Khan and Md Tarek Hasan, both first secretaries of the National Board of Revenue and Joint Commissioner of Dhaka Customs House ...