Schools and colleges were closed from Apr 21 to Apr 27 due to the scorching heat throughout the country
The Fire Service and Civil Defence responded to a call over the fire incident in a room on the ground floor of block ‘B’ at the country’s lone medical university around 9:15pm on Sunday.
The firefighters brought the flames under control before 10pm, an official at the Fire Service control room said.
The room is used to keep clothes cleaned by BSMMU laundry services, Shahbagh Police Station OC Abul Hasan told bdnews24.com.
The authorities could not immediately say what caused the fire and what the extent of its damage was.