2024-06-05 03:42:01
Ministry of Business, Dhaka South Metropolis Company, Directorate of Hearth Service and Civil Protection and Dhaka Metropolitan Police can not keep away from the duty of Nimatoli tragedy. It’s the duty of the state to make sure justice by bringing these accountable to justice.
The chairman of the Nationwide Human Rights Fee stated these items in a press release despatched to the media on Monday (June 3). Kamal Uddin Ahmed.
Deputy Director of Nationwide Human Rights Fee. In response to the assertion signed by Azhar Hossain, Nimtoli tragedy is without doubt one of the greatest hearth accidents within the nation. At this time, 14 years have handed since that touching and heartbreaking incident. This isn’t simply an accident, it’s a clear instance of lax rule of legislation, lack of justice and violation of human rights within the nation.
In response to the assertion, 124 lives have been misplaced within the horrible hearth on the night time of June 3, 2010. A horrible hearth broke out within the Nimtoli of Nawab Katra in Outdated Dhaka resulting from inflammable supplies saved within the chemical warehouse. Nevertheless, a Common Diary (GD) was made at Bangshal police station of DMP concerning this casualty. No case was filed. These answerable for the hearth haven’t been recognized. Nobody might be held responsible on this much-discussed incident. As a consequence of the truth that no common case has been filed on this incident, the problem of prosecution of the accountable has remained hidden. It deserves recognition as a ‘textbook’ instance of human rights violations.
After the Nimtali incident, varied authorities directives have been issued to take away the chemical godown from Outdated Dhaka. In an effort to keep away from a repeat of the Nimtoli and Churihatta tragedies, the Prime Minister directed the elimination of chemical godowns from densely populated areas. Nevertheless, it has not been applied thus far. The Prime Minister arranges the wedding of three sisters who misplaced every part on this heartbreaking accident, creating employment alternatives for his or her husbands. The Cupboard declared a day of state mourning. Nevertheless, no motion has been taken towards these accountable on this heartbreaking incident. Accountable individuals shirk duty or shift duty to others. In 2010, the federal government took the initiative to take away the chemical godown from Outdated Dhaka within the face of public demand by the native residents.
One other 14 years have handed since that initiative. In these 14 years, 4 ministers and eight secretaries served within the Ministry of Business, three mayors served within the Dhaka South Metropolis Company (together with the undivided Dhaka Metropolis Company), 5 have been answerable for the director normal of fireside service and civil protection. However, the progress on the chemical and flamable materials warehouse house degree could be very sluggish. The information has been printed within the media that the police station authorities are usually not capable of finding the copy of the GD filed within the Bangshal police station within the Nimtali incident. The rule is that if there’s a GD in any incident, the police has to analyze and submit a report back to the court docket. However, even after 14 years, the police didn’t report. Then again, GD paperwork are additionally not discovered within the police station. Banshal Police Station of Dhaka Metropolitan Police is answerable for shedding the copy of GD in such a heartbreaking incident. There is no such thing as a option to keep away from this duty.
71 folks misplaced their lives within the Churidhatta accident, 52 within the Sejan Juice Manufacturing unit hearth, 26 within the FR Tower hearth in Banani and 46 within the Inexperienced Cozy Cottage hearth in Bailey Highway. Such accidents occur typically. A lot of lives have additionally been misplaced. Nevertheless, there isn’t any precedent for punishing these answerable for these accidents. In an effort to guarantee human rights and good governance, the penalty for dereliction of responsibility needs to be ensured.