Dhaka, April 14 -- A probe committee formed by the Forest Department has submitted its investigation report on the recent fires in two separate areas of the Sundarbans in Bangladesh, the country's first UNESCO World Heritage Site, but failed to pinpoint the cause of the fires.

On March 22, a fire broke out at Tepar Beel in the Dhan Sagar area of the Chandpai Range under Sharankhola Upazila, and was extinguished the next day. Another fire was spotted on March 23 at Shaplar Beel under Morelganj Upazila. It took four days to fully bring the flames under control.

Following the incidents, Divisional Forest Officer Kazi Muhammad Nurul Karim of the Sundarbans East Division formed two three-member committees led by the Assistant Conservator of ...