Chittagong Bureau

Adviser to Ministry of Shipping and Jute and Textiles Brigadier General (Retd.M. Sakhawat Hossain said, "After two consecutive BSC (Bangladesh Shipping Corporation) ship accidents, a high-level separate investigation committee headed by the additional secretary of the ministry will be made to clear the suspicions or bring out the real facts.

" There will be experts in this investigation committee of 10 members. They will come here and the investigation will begin, Regarding the incident of fire in two consecutive ships of BSC, he said, 'People can naturally have doubts when two similar incidents occur in a row. An investigation committee has been formed from the ministry to remove that doubt and to find out the real facts. All kinds of experts will be here. The real cause of the accident will be known after getting the investigation report.

He said this during a briefing at BSC office in Chittagong on Sunday afternoon.

The advisor said, "There is a fire on the ship, so some safety issues need to be looked at." Then crude oil will be transferred from Sourav in Bengal. I have also told BPC to increase the capacity of the terminal.

In response to a question from the journalists, the advisor said, 'Last Friday at 12:30, the MD informed me as soon as the accident occurred in Sourave, Bengal. I knew what was happening at every moment. I have asked to investigate from BSC. There is the issue of ship insurance. Then one died. He did not die in the fire. He was rescued after jumping from the water but died of trauma. Four people died in the fire on two ships. Any loss of life is tragic.

Is it nine-six money to collect four ships instead of six ships from China? To such a question, he said, a team is working on this to determine the price. We are trying to reduce the price.

It is difficult to find out who took the money. If you give money to someone, how to find out! The dollar was 90 rupees. There will be an investigation. If the project is closed, I will not get the ship. Many projects are going on in this ministry. If this project is stopped now, the money wasted is yours, mine. Thorn in the throat, must swallow. I said, not the ocean of theft, but the Pacific Ocean. I am sending the documents we have to the ACC.

He said, 'There was a prime minister, he said with a smile that his peon owns 400 crore rupees. Have you ever dreamed, 400 crore rupees. I didn't see it.

The advisor said that the fleet of ships will be increased in BSC, "After two ships of BSC were affected by accidents, currently there are only five ships in the fleet. These five ships are making huge profits. There is none in Bangladesh. The fleet of ships in BSC will be bigger inshallah.