Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Khandker Golam Faruq has rejected suggestions that the explosion could have been an act of sabotage.
"Primarily we are suspecting that it is an accident. Different units are working to find out whether it was sabotage. So far, no evidence of sabotage was found at the spot till now. The law enforcement agencies are investigating it," Faruq told reporters.
The fire service told the same briefing that none of the buildings affected by the explosion have collapsed, the report read.