China won’t oppose steps against contractor firm after probe report
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Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming has assured that there will be no objection to taking punitive action as recommended by the probe committee against those responsible for the Uttara Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project’s fatal girder accident.
The ambassador made the remark during a courtesy meeting with Road Transport and Highways Division Secretary ABM Amin Ullah Nuri at the Secretariat on Thursday morning.
Li Jiming expressed deep grief over the loss of lives in the Dhaka BRT project girder accident in Uttara on Monday and prayed for the quick recovery of the injured, as per a press release from the Road Transport and Highways Division.
He also said a high-level delegation of the Chinese contractor of the Roads and Highways Department’s Dhaka BRT project had arrived in Bangladesh from China to investigate on behalf of the company.
The delegation is ready to provide necessary assistance to the probe committee formed by the Road Transport and Highways Division, he added.
The committee has been asked to submit its final report within the next seven days, said the secretary.
Strict action will be taken as per the recommendations of the report, he added.
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