Bangladesh has sufficient expertise to carry out probe into building explosion: Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan
So far 18 people have been confirmed dead in the massive explosion at the building. More than 100 people are said to be injured.
Manika Raghuvanshi 
More than 150 people were injured in a quake-like explosion that rocked a seven-story building in the congested Gulistan area of Old Dhaka on Tuesday, officials said. The demand for investigation has now started to arise regarding the horrific explosion in a seven-storey building in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Tuesday.
Regarding this, Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said on Wednesday that the country has enough expertise to investigate the powerful explosion.
So far 18 people have been confirmed dead in the massive explosion at the building. More than 100 people are said to be injured.
More than 150 people were injured in a quake-like explosion that rocked a seven-story building in the congested Gulistan area of Old Dhaka on Tuesday, officials said.
While the cause of the blast could not be immediately ascertained, local residents suspect that chemicals kept illegally inside the building, which is mostly used as an office and commercial complex, may have triggered the blaze.
Speaking to reporters after visiting the blast site on Wednesday, Asaduzzaman Khan said members of the bomb disposal units and personnel from the police, army and fire service would investigate the incident. But if the country's experts fail (to probe), we will seek help from foreign experts. However, the country has sufficient expertise.
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said on Wednesday that the investigation should be fair. There is no reason for the investigation to be biased. Along with this, he said that everything related to the investigation will be made public.
Hospital authorities confirmed 17 deaths on Tuesday, while one more victim succumbed to his injuries overnight, raising the death toll to 18. Officials said the number of injured people was estimated to be more than 150.
A four-member inquiry body headed by Director of Fire Service and Civil Defense (Operation and Maintenance) Lt Col Mohd Tajul Islam Chowdhury has been constituted to probe the cause of the blaze.
