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Fire Service and Civil Defence week begins tomorrow
DHAKA, Nov 18, 2020 (BSS) – Fire Service and Civil Defence Week will begin tomorrow across the country aiming to create mass awareness about natural and manmade disasters including fire incidents.
Fire Service and Civil Defence has taken elaborate programmes to observe the week with a theme “Training planning preparation; will bring quickness in facing disasters”.
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan will formally inaugurate the weeklong programme as chief guest at the Fire Service and Civil Defence Training Complex at Mirpur-10 at 10.30 am. Security Service Division secretary of the home ministry Md Shahiduzzaman will attend the programme as special guest while director general of Fire Service & Civil Defence Directorate Brigadier General Md Sazzad Hussain will deliver the opening speech, said a press release.
On the occasion, President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today issued separate messages greeting the Fire Service and Civil Defence officials and wished all the programmes of the week a success.
President M Abdul Hamid in his message said the role of Fire Service and Civil Defence is very crucial for ensuring security of the people’s lives during manmade and natural disasters, including extinguishing fire, extending services to injured people and transporting patients in critical conditions.
As a government institution, at first the members of Fire Service and Civil Defence stand by the people putting their lives at risk during different disasters, he added.
Noting that the rate and prevalence of accidents is increasing gradually due to the industrialization and urbanization, the President underscored the need for supplying modern equipment to the fire service workers and give higher training to them to face the challenge of accidents.
Abdul Hamid hoped that the weeklong programme will help the fire service workers increase mutual communication with the common people.
In her message Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the present Awami League (AL) government has been implementing various realistic programmes to increase the overall capacity of the Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence aiming at building a safe Bangladesh.
Setting up of at least one fire station at every upazila across the country is now at final stage, she said, adding that the present government has increased the number of fire stations to 435 from 206.
Apart from increasing services and capacity, other facilities were also increased for the institution, the premier added.
Sheikh Hasina hoped that workers of Fire Service and Civil Defence would perform their duties with enthusiasm, courage, skills, honesty and sincerity. Fire Service and Civil Defence would help build ‘Sonar Bangla’ as dreamt by the greatest Bengalee of all times Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
BSS/PR/TAN/FI/ 1812 hrs