Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday inaugurated 20 newly-constructed fire service stations, six regional passport offices, women central jail and an LPG station for cooking in jail.
She joined the opening ceremony virtually from her official residence Ganabhaban.
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan gave welcome speech from Fire Service and Civil Defence Department in city’s Kazi Alauddin Road while Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Dr Ahmad Kaikaus conducted the ceremony at Ganabhaban.
The Prime Minister said fire damages livelihood and properties but there were no fire stations in all areas earlier.
“We have taken schemes to construct fire service stations in every upazila and such fire stations have already been constructed in 457 upazilas,” she added.
Sheikh Hasina said the government would also build fire stations even in the large unions and hard-to-reach areas to ensure safety of the people.
She said they have set up a separate burn unit in Dhaka Medical College Hospital while work is going on for it at the district and upazila levels. “We are working to secure people’s life,” she added.
Referring to the recent rescue of four students who went missing in Himchhari by air force through a call from 999, the premier said the government wanted to make the fire service and civil defence as modern force.
