Staff Reporter:
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday alleged that Bangabazar Market fire has exposed the irresponsibility of the current government and the failure of its different agencies to take prompt steps to douse the blaze.
Speaking at an iftar party, he said several thousand people have been badly affected by the devastating fire at Bangabazar Market and the cries of the victims have overwhelmed the people of the entire coun-try.
“We often say this regime is irresponsible and they can’t discharge their duties anywhere. Fire incidents may happen, but the government has no effective steps to promptly douse the flame and check casualties and losses,” the BNP leader said
He said that many fire incidents happened recently in the capital, including at Old Dhaka’s Siddique Ba-zar, which left nearly two dozen people dead.
“We express our gratitude to Allah that no one died in the Bangabazar fire, but they (shop owners) have been hit hard financially,” Fakhrul said.
He said there are many government agencies and offices responsible for ensuring fire safety, identifying the reasons behind the incident and taking appropriate steps to prevent fire incidents, but they have failed to do anything in this regard.
The BNP leader also deplored that the government agencies also cannot come up with a proper investiga-tion report after the deadly fire incidents in the country.
Besides, the BNP leader said many people are losing lives every day in road accidents across the country for the lack of effective preventative measures.
The 12-parry alliance, which has been carrying out simultaneous movement with the BNP, arranged the iftar party at a hotel in the city’s Malibagh area.
