Our people like to start and believe in gossips. Same is with Tazrin disaster that burnt about 120 workers alive by fire that engulfed the entire building. When I was in Dhaka in December and January, I lived on the 8th floor of an apartment building. I noticed no emergency exit in that building, nor in other nearby high-rise buildings.
After the fire deaths in Tazrin garments factory, BD people finger pointed at the Owner of that factory, although I will blame the Owner for not keeping even the main door open. The reality is, there is no rule in BD or every one bypasses a rule to provide EMERGENCY EXIT (EE) to his building.
In my case, I would not have been able to get out to the street if a fire broke out in a floor below my one, because there was no EE. It is not provided in any of the buildings in Dhaka and BD. So, we must be rational in our assessment of the situation.
In all the western non-Muslim countries, the local Fire Department requires a building with certain number of floors to be provided with Emergency Exists. But, neither Tazrin nor any others provide such a facility because it is not codified in the building laws of Bangladesh. I think, BD must carefully review all the building laws in the Christian western countries and include those provisions in our own country.