Bagerhat, May 4 -- member probe committee has been formed over the fire that broke out in the Amurbunia area at Chandpai range of the Sundarbans East Zone on Saturday afternoon.

Rana Dev, assistant conservator of forests (ACF), Chandpai Range, Sundarbans, is head of the committee.

The committee has been asked to submit its report within the next seven days, Kazi Muhammad Nurul Karim, divisional forest officer (DFO) of Sundarbans East Zone said.

DFO Nurul Karim said that the fire might have originated from a cigarette or the fire from the honey collectors. However, the exact cause would be known after getting the investigation report, he added.

He also said the fire is now under control.

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