Enforcement is frequently weakened by a culture of seeking benefits and taking shortcuts.

Dr Tanvir Manzur, professor of civil engineering at Buet, talks about the importance of adhering to the building code to prevent fire incidents.

Are we planning our cities, buildings, and infrastructure in a way that would make the capital safe for our lives and properties?

Complying with the building code will ensure that a life-saving system is in place.

Despite tragic loss of lives and properties in repeated building disasters, the country’s national building code has been lying largely unimplemented for 26 years, getting obsolete in the absence of an enforcement authority, said leading professionals.