Govt to set up fire academy in Munshiganj: home minister

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday said the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Fire Academy will be established in Gazaria of Munshiganj to ensure modern training facilities for the firemen.

"The acquisition work of 100.92 acres of land in Gazaria is at final stage," he said at a programme on the occasion of Fire Service and Civil Defense Week held at Mirpur Fire Service Training complex.

Around 1,000 members of fire services will get training at the academy at a time. There are some 456 fire service stations in country and some 109 more will be built within the next fiscal year, he said.