Pakistani High Commissioner to Bangladesh Imran Haider and his spouse have been hospitalised as a precautionary measure after a fire broke out at the envoy's official residence early Thursday.
The fire erupted from the TV room of the residence around 5:00am, said Anwarul Islam, warehouse inspector (Media Cell) at the Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) headquarters.
He said two firefighting units from the Baridhara Fire Station rushed in and brought the fire under control within 10 minutes.
The High Commission said the envoy and his wife were taken to hospital as a precaution following the incident.
Their health condition is stable, it said.