Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- A four-member investigation committee formed by the home ministry has begun examining the fire at the Kushtia home of reserved-seat member of parliament Nusrat Tabassum.

On Friday morning, committee members inspected the fire-damaged house in Bagowan village of Daulatpur Upazila and recorded statements from witnesses.

An official of the Kushtia Rural Electrification Association told the committee that the incident was not caused by an electrical short circuit.

Tozammel Haque, assistant general manager of the rural electrification authority said the electric metre and the transformer's circuit fuse showed no signs of damage.

He said these components would typically burn out if a short circuit had caused the fire. He s...