CHITTAGONG. Mar 2: The parliamentary committee, formed to probe the death of government worker Shima Chowdhury in 'safe custody' in Chittagong jail, arrived in the port city today and started its work, official sources said.

The committee headed by Foreign Minister Abdus Samad Azad today visited Chittagong Jail and talked to officials there about the death of Shima.

Earlier, in the morning, the committee members went to Raozan thana where Shima was raped allegedly by four policemen.

The committee members talked to police personnel at the thana and some local people, the sources said.

Meanwhile, the one-member enquiry commission comprising retired High Court judge Dali! Uddin Ahmed also came here recently and carried out investigation into the death of Shima Chowdhury, 17.