Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- A devastating fire that tore through the cargo village of Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport last month was caused by an electrical short circuit, an official investigation has concluded.

The report which exposing years of neglect, dangerous storage practices and the absence of basic fire-safety systems at one of the country's most sensitive facilities, was handed to the chief adviser on Tuesday by disaster and relief adviser Faruq-e-Azam, on Tuesday.

It paints a grim picture of systemic mismanagement inside the import cargo complex, where the 18 October blaze erupted.

The findings were publicly outlined at a briefing at the Foreign Service Academy by the chief adviser's press secretary, Shafiqul Alam.

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