Narayanganj police arrested eight people, including the chairman of Sajeeb Group, his four sons and the CEO of the group on Saturday in connection with the fire in a juice factory belonging to the Group in Rupganj that left 52 people dead.
The arrestees are Md Abul Hashem, chairman of the Group, his four sons, its CEO Shahan Sha Azad, DGM and DGM (admin).
Superintendent of Police in the district Md Zaidul Alam told UNB that the arrested eight people will be produced before the district court later in the day.
Earlier, police filed a case with Rupganj police station against the eight people following the massive fire in the factory, he said.
Group CEO Shahan Sha Azad was arrested from its head office in the city's Farmgate area, SP Zaidul Alam said.
So far, 52 deaths have been confirmed from the massive fire after firefighters recovered 49 burnt bodies from the debris of the building on Friday.
Earlier, three deaths from the accident were confirmed by the authorities of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) and US Bangla Medical College and Hospital, Rupganj on Thursday.
The devastating fire that swept through the seven-storey building housing the juice factory of Hashem Foods Ltd at Bhulta Karnagop in Rupganj, Narayanganj broke out at 5 pm on Thursday.
Meanwhile, the Narayanganj district administration has formed a nine-member committee to probe the fire incident.
The committee has been asked to submit its report within 7 working days.
