Dhaka, March 29 -- A case will be filed soon in connection with the fire at Banani commercial district that killed at least 25 people, police chief Mohammad Javed Patwary said Friday.

"We hope that the victims' families will file the case. Otherwise, the state will file one," the Inspector General of Police told the media after visiting the FR Tower at noon.

Police said they had not received any complaints about persons missing since the fire that broke out at the 22-storey building on Thursday afternoon and spread to other floors.

Fire service chief Brig Gen Md Sazzad Hussain had said that the building had "minimal firefighting equipment" and that they were "unusable".

Housing and Public Works Minister Rezaul Karim said the fire inci...