, Dec. 17 -- Nearly a year after a devastating fire ripped through the Bangladesh Secretariat, destroying vital documents, the government has decided to undertake a major modernisation project to strengthen fire safety and ensure uninterrupted power supply at the Secretariat and other key government installations.

The project, titled "Modernisation of Existing Electrical-Mechanical and Fire Safety Equipment to Ensure Fire Safety at the Bangladesh Secretariat, Transport Pool, Ministers' Apartment and Secretary's Residence," will be implemented by the Public Works Department under the Ministry of Housing and Public Works.

With an estimated cost of Tk 112.87 crore, the project will be fully financed through government funds. Its implementa...