Nov 9 (UNB)- The Fire Service and the Civil Defense (FSCD) department has cancelled all types of leave for its entire staff, to keep them on standby in their respective areas as part of its all-out preparations to face Cyclone Bulbul.
Sources at the FSCD headquarters here said its Rescue, First Aid, and Search and Rescue teams at district level have been kept prepared throughout the country.
Besides, it has also opened three separate control rooms where the public can call in for updates and keep up with all the Cyclone Bulbul news. Phone numbers of control rooms: Dhaka-02-9556754 and 01713038181, Chattragram—01730336666, Khulna--01733062209 and Barisal--01983886677.