Mr Bahar said his initial investigations suggested that the fire was caused by a short circuit.

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Now it will expand that partnership significantly, Lotus CEO Dany Bahar announced last month.

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The father, Bahar Ul Haq, a former air vice marshal, lives in the Peshawar suburb of Hayatabad in Pakistan.

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Bahar decided to back Renault and ended the licensing agreement with Team Lotus, claiming that Fernandes breached its terms.

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"All of them died either jumping from the 10th floor of the building or while trying to climb down to escape the fire, " said Iqbal Bahar, of Dhaka police.

BBC: Bangladesh clothes workers die in factory fire

The father, Bahar Ul Haq, a former air vice marshal, lives in the Peshawar suburb of Hayatabad in what is now Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa province, formerly the North West Frontier Province.

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In the course of 2009, Group Lotus appointed a new chief executive officer, Dany Bahar, who last year decided that the company would be better represented in F1 by sponsoring a more established team.

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"We are now in control, " Mr Bahar said.

BBC: Bangladesh clothes workers die in factory fire