They should have been careful,” said the general secretary of ruling Awami League on Friday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ordered the immediate removal of chemical warehouses in Old Dhaka and Dhaka South City Corporation has started to implement it, he said. An alternative to using gas cylinders must found for vehicles because of a recent hike in explosions, said the road transport minister. ‘Wahed Mansion’, the four-storey building that suffered most damage, had a dozen stores for perfumes and plastic goods. The factories and warehouses that were storing chemicals illegally should have been closed down, the minister admitted.

Source: bd News24 February 22, 2019 11:15 UTC