5 ships of BSC are making huge profits. There is none in Bangladesh. There are these ships in various countries including Jamaica. The fleet of ships in BSC will be bigger inshallah. as soon as possible Some ships are needed. You have to earn money with this ship. As long as we exist, one thing we can do is reduce corruption.

Brigadier General (retd.) adviser to the Ministry of Shipping and Jute and Textiles during a briefing at the BSC office on Sunday (October 6) at noon. M Sakhawat Hossain said these things.

In response to a question from the journalists, the advisor said that the MD said as soon as the incident happened in Sourave, Bengal at 12:30 last Friday. 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. Died due to trauma, doctors can say well. Four people died in the fire on two ships. Any loss of life is sad. After two incidents in a row, a separate inquiry committee headed by the Additional Secretary will be constituted to clear the suspicions or bring out the real facts. A very large investigation committee of 9-10 members. So that there will be experts. They will come here, begin the investigation, look at the ships. Is there anything suspicious? I don’t want to speculate about what happened. Wait until you search.

The advisor said that after the fire on the ‘Banglar Saurabh’ ship, the MD of BSC hired the ship immediately for lightering. Let’s say one thing, MD said before the incident, Sourav’s last trip or service to Bengal. Unfortunately it happened. I was afraid, if this oil blast, the channel would be closed. I thank God. Navy, Coast Guard, Port Authority rushed to douse such fire. The Naval Chief rang at 5 am and said that he had given full cooperation. Talked with Naval Commander, Port Chairman all the time. At 4:30 I was told that everyone had been rescued. One person is being taken to hospital. I know thoroughly who has contributed. Professionally acted. Such a big accident, many things could have happened. BSC people said, they will work together. This organization will improve. Their plan and my wish, I will tell foreigners who come to invest in ship industry. A few days ago I asked foreign investors to invest in jute and shipping industry.

He 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.

Regarding procurement of four new vessels from China, he said, a team is working 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. There are many projects in this ministry, why are these happening? The project is in final stage. If you stop 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. ACC will investigate. He was a prime minister, he said with a smile, his peon owns 400 crore rupees. Have you ever dreamed of 400 crore rupees? I didn’t see it.