“The European Union attaches high importance to safety at the work place and has been working since 2013 with the authorities of Bangladesh to improve work place safety in the Readymade Garment sector,” the delegation said in a statement on Friday. “The EU also encourages the Government of Bangladesh to take similar policy measures in work place in other economic sectors in Bangladesh, including in the building sector,” read the statement. At least 19 people were killed and many more were injured in the blaze that ravaged the 23-floor Faruk Rupayan Tower. “The Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh expresses its deep condolences for the loss of lives from the fire at FR Tower on Kamal Ataturk Avenue at Banani, Dhaka. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families which lost their dear ones.”The EU Delegation also wished an early recovery to those who were injured in the fire.

Source: bd News24 March 29, 2019 07:07 UTC