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Fire Service celebrates 40th founding anniversary


Published : 10 Apr 2021 09:44 PM

Fire Service and Civil Defense officials celebrated the 40th anniv of the department across the nation with maintaining hygiene and safety rules. Director General of Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defense Brigadier General Md Sazzad Hussain on Friday inaugurated the day by cutting a cake. Other officials attended the ceremony, a press release said.  

Fire Service departments across the country also celebrated the day in similar fashion. Maintaing hygiene regulations, programmes were help to celebrate the day. Mosque on Fire Service office premises arranged a special prayer ceremony marking the day. Feasts were prepared for all the fire service personnel after that. 

It is to be mentioned that Fire Service Unit, Civil Defense Unit, Roads and Highway rescue department merged on 9th April of 1981. From that day, this department was rebuild and renamed as Fire Service and Civil Defense. For the first time in 40 years, this day was celebrated on Friday.

Documentaries were shown in BTV and BTV World commemorating the day. Director General along with other officials thanked people from all walks of life to support this department from the beginning and wished well for all.