Members of the Fire Service and Civil Defence, Bangladesh Navy and Bangladesh Coast Guard have started their operation to contain the fire that broke out at Sundarbans for the third day on Monday.

The operation began at around 7am at Amurbunia patrol outpost of Jiudhara station under the Chandpai range of Sundarbans East Forest Division.

Meanwhile, Chief Conservator of Forests Amir Hosain Chowdhury said five acres of land in the Sundarbans have been barricaded to prevent the fire from spreading. 

The cause of the fire is being investigated and a seven-member probe body has been formed to find out the extent of the fire, he said at a press briefing in Khulna on Sunday night. 

The fire that broke out in the Amurbunia area of the Sundarbans’ East Zone has been brought under control after 26 hours on Sunday.

The fire broke out in the Sundarbans at around 3pm on Saturday. 

In the past 22 years, the Sundarbans East Forest Division has faced 32 fire incidents, with investigations routinely launched afterward.

Yet, the crucial recommendations made by these investigation committees to prevent future fires have often gone unheeded.