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Banani fire victims’ families can file cases: IGP
DHAKA, Mar 29, 2019 (BSS) – Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammad Javed
Patwary said relatives of the Thursday’s fire victims can file cases if they want to
do so.
“Relatives of the FR tower fire victims can file case or cases on behalf of them…
However, if they (relatives) do not file any case, then police will file cases on
behalf of the state,” he told the journalists after visiting the damaged FR tower in
city’s Kemal Ataturk Avenue this afternoon.
IGP said the legal procedures against the owner of the tower are underway.
Seeing scattered goods and other articles on deferent floors of the multi-storied
building, he said the work of removing the damaged goods will be completed by this
evening with the combined efforts of the representatives of the owner and the fire
service team.
He said a separate investigation team will work for each floor of the building,
adding that each of these teams will be led by a sub-inspector (SI) level officer.
Referring to a delegation of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
(BUET), who already visited the damaged building, he said they (delegation) will visit
the building again within a couple of days and inform whether the damaged building is
risky.
After inspecting it properly, the building could be re-opened as per their report,
he added.
He mentioned that according to the design of the RAJUK (Rajdhani Unnayan
Kartripakkha), the FR Tower was given an approval for 18 floors, but the owner
constructed 22 floors.
He expressed deep condolence for those who died in the incident and wished for the
speedy recovery of the injured.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Asaduzzaman Mia, who accompanied the
IGP, said that after receiving the investigation report of the police, necessary legal
actions will be taken in this regard.
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