LGRD ministry to carry out official work at Nagar Bhaban

The ministry of Local Governmner and Rural Development (LGRD) will carry out its official works at the vacant rooms of 'Nagar Bhaban' of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) from today.

LGRD and Cooperatives Adviser Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan disclosed this while exchanging views with senior officials of his ministries at his official residence in city's Hare Road.

Bhuiyan, who is also in-charge of the ministry of Youths and Sports, categorically said that the official works of his ministries would not be hampered even for a single day.

His comments came after two days a devastating fire that broke out in Building No. 7 of Bangladesh Secretariat where ministries of LGRD and Cooperatives and Youths and Sports  are located.

The adviser said the interim government would not allow anybody to implement the conspiracies of destroying evidences of the last fascist government and hamper the ongoing people's friendly projects.

He asked the officials concerned to take firm steps to infuse dynamism to the ministry's activities than the previous period.

The fire incident at the secretariat has triggered widespread speculation on social media and within political circles, with some suggesting it may have been a deliberate act of sabotage. Firefighters, government officials, even advisers have expressed concerns, raising questions about the nature and timing of the incident.

The fire took place at a time when the Secretariat had been seeing much tension in recent weeks and amid the interim government's investigations into the corruption that took place during the 15-year rule of the Awami League government.