Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the
authorities concerned to speedily repair the damaged embankments in the
coastal areas due to the recent tropical cyclone “Remal” that lashed the
country.
The Premier gave the directive while chairing the 10th meeting of the
Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) held today at
the NEC Conference Room in the city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area.
Briefing reporters after the meeting, Planning Minister Major General (Retd)
Abdus Salam said the Prime Minister in the meeting asked the authorities
concerned to speedily repair the damaged embankments in the coastal areas
owing to the impact of the cyclone “Remal”.
State Minister for Planning Md Shahiduzzaman Sarker, Planning Division Senior
Secretary Satyajit Karmakar, Planning Commission members and secretaries
concerned were present at the briefing.
“The damaged embankments must be repaired speedily as monsoon is
approaching,” Salam said quoting the Premier.
He informed that the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina also directed for ensuring
safe water in the affected areas so that water-borne diseases could not
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