“Why can’t the government spend money to save people's lives when it can launch a satellite into orbit,” he questioned. He also alleged, that 30,000 modern 12-bore shotguns and 30,000 cartridges were bought, spending several thousand crores of taka, but, the government failed to purchase modern equipment to douse fire. But the government is least bothered about saving the lives of people." "The government didn't take any step to equip the fire service with modern equipment to extinguish fire and rescue people. He expressed deep shock at the loss of lives in the Banani fire and urged the government to compensate all the victims adequately.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 30, 2019 15:33 UTC