Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today urged the experts to provide written recommendations within the shortest possible time on the government’s required steps regarding earthquake preparedness.
“We do not want to sit idle, nor do we want to take any unscientific steps. Please submit your recommendations quickly in written form; the government is ready to take all necessary measures,” he said while presiding over an emergency meeting on earthquake preparedness.
The meeting was organized at the Chief Adviser’s Office (CAO) in the city’s Tejgaon area in the wake of several earthquakes felt last Friday and Saturday, said Chief Adviser’s Press Wing this evening.
The country’s top experts, researchers and university professors joined the meeting and gave their opinions on the issue.
The Chief Adviser said work is underway to form the required expert committee and one or more taskforces. “Works will begin immediately after receiving expert recommendations,” he added.
The experts at the meeting emphasised taking necessary precautionary measures instead of being panicked over the recent earthquakes.
There is no reason to panic over the recent earthquakes; instead, necessary precautionary measures must be taken, they said.
Planning Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul, Disaster Management and Relief Adviser Faruk E Azam, Bir Protik, Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, Housing and Public Works Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan and Chief Adviser’s Special Assistant Professor Ali Riaz attended the meeting.
