Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Monday (May 6) informed the cabinet that the fire in Sundarbans remains under control but he didn't mention the fire has been doused completely. Briefing journalists after the meeting, cabinet secretary Md Mahbub Hossain said the home minister informed the cabinet that the fire in the Sundarbans is now under control. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina chaired the cabinet meeting at her office in Dhaka, local media reported.
The cabinet secretary said the home minister also informed the meeting that the situation in the Sundarbans will be monitored for few days as forest fire is not like usual fire.
In case of forest fire, it may be seemed that fire has been doused, however, the fire can again spread, he said.
