The government has undertaken a project to set up 156 fire stations in different upazilas and important locations across the country.
State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan told this in the Jatiya Sangsad on Monday while replying to a question from treasury bench member M Abdul Majid Khan.
The government has approved the project in line with instructions of the prime minister for setting up one fire station in every upazila across the country.
Replying to another question from treasury bench member Begum Rahima Akhter,
Asaduzzaman informed the House that the government has a plan to increase salary of all government officers-employees.
Policemen would also be entitled to salary enhancement along with other government officers-employees, following the implementation of the national pay scale 2015, the state minister said.