BNS press box collapses, probe launched
Wednesday, 10 October 2007
The press box roof of Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) collapsed Monday night, some three-hours after the World Cup pre-qualifying tie between Bangladesh and Tajikistan, reports bdnews24.com.
The roof breakdown however left none hurt at the empty box that was packed during the match.
The National Sports Council (NSC), administrator of the stadium, Tuesday formed a three-member probe committee, headed by its director (planning and development) Abdur Rahman, and asked the committee to report in a one working day. Other members of the committee are NSC assistant directors (planning and development) M Habibur Rahman and Ahmed Abdul Gani.
"Once we get the report, we will go for action against those guilty," NSC Secretary Aminul Islam said.
"We hope to submit the report Thursday, as Wednesday is a government holiday," said a member of the probe committee.
Meanwhile, the NSC high-ups Tuesday also had a meeting with the construction firm Shahidullah Associates that immediately took responsibilities for the roof caving in.
"We had a meeting with the company, and it took all responsibilities and blamed the collapse on faulty design that had no channel to drain out the rainwater," said an NSC official. The firm expressed its willingness to rebuild the press box at its cost, the official added.
The roof breakdown however left none hurt at the empty box that was packed during the match.
The National Sports Council (NSC), administrator of the stadium, Tuesday formed a three-member probe committee, headed by its director (planning and development) Abdur Rahman, and asked the committee to report in a one working day. Other members of the committee are NSC assistant directors (planning and development) M Habibur Rahman and Ahmed Abdul Gani.
"Once we get the report, we will go for action against those guilty," NSC Secretary Aminul Islam said.
"We hope to submit the report Thursday, as Wednesday is a government holiday," said a member of the probe committee.
Meanwhile, the NSC high-ups Tuesday also had a meeting with the construction firm Shahidullah Associates that immediately took responsibilities for the roof caving in.
"We had a meeting with the company, and it took all responsibilities and blamed the collapse on faulty design that had no channel to drain out the rainwater," said an NSC official. The firm expressed its willingness to rebuild the press box at its cost, the official added.