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Dhaka: Prime Minister Shekh Hasina today said the Chawkbazar tragedy appeared as a lesson for chemical warehouse owners in Old Dhaka, expressing her belief this time they would not decline to relocate their godowns elsewhere as insisted earlier.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope that those who earlier were opposed to relocate their chemical warehouses from (crammed) old Dhaka will not hesitate after the tragedy,\u201d she told newsmen after visiting the wounded fire wounded patients at National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery.<\/p>\n
A state-of art facility under Dhaka Medical College Hospital the institute is treating several burn wound people since the Chawakbazar fire broke out two days ago.<\/p>\n
The premier said the government had launched an initiative to relocate the warehouses of flammable products nine years ago when the Nimtali tragedy occurred but the effort was upset due to reluctance of the warehouse owners.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe undertook a project and earmarked a place at Keraniganj for relocating the warehouses, some of which legal and some illegal, from the old part of Dhaka to check repeat of such incidents in future,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
But, she said, it was a matter of regret \u201cthe decision could not be implemented as they (owners) did not agree\u201d.<\/p>\n
The prime minister said the government had planned to build modern warehouses for the chemical godowns in Keraniganj particularly to ensure fire safety where any blaze could be contained promptly before it could cause any
\ncasualty or major damage.<\/p>\n
Sheikh Hasina said the chemical warehouse owners at that time wanted government plots \u201cbut my question was what they will do with the plots\u201d.<\/p>\n
She re-extended her previous proposal under which the government would develop the modern warehouses to be rented out to chemical warehouse owners.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is very much necessary,\u201d the premier said.<\/p>\n
Sheikh Hasina also urged all concerned to stay alert against recurrence of Chawkbazar tragedy anywhere, particularly in Old Dhaka.<\/p>\n
She expressed her profound sympathy to the family members of those who were burnt to death and injured by the blaze and said \u201cthe government will do everything possible for the treatment of the injured\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dhaka: Prime Minister Shekh Hasina today said the Chawkbazar tragedy appeared as a lesson for chemical warehouse owners in Old Dhaka, expressing her belief this time they would not decline to relocate their godowns elsewhere as insisted earlier. \u201cI hope that those who earlier were opposed to relocate their chemical warehouses from (crammed) old Dhaka […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":52886,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12,2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n