City Desk :
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday directed the authorities concerned to take action against those responsible for Uttara BRT girder accident after an investigation.
She made the directive joining the meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) through a virtual platform from her official residence Ganobhaban.
Other ministers and officials concerned were connected from the NEC conference room.
Planning Minister MA Mannan briefed reporters after the meeting.
Describing the accident as tragic, the PM wondered how the project director, contractors and other concerned did it without ensuring the safety measures, reports UNB.
A thorough investigation will have to be conducted and action will have to be taken, she added.
She also asked the authorities concerned to consider whether the fuel can be imported from Russia, said MA Mannan.
“Low-income people are suffering a lot due to inflation. We’re trying our best,” she was quoted as saying.
In the meeting, the Ecnec cleared six development projects with an estimated cost of Tk 2,505 crore (only additional costs of three revised projects were counted here).
