STAFF CORRESPONDENT

Road Transport and Bridges Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan yesterday said it would be “deeply unfortunate” if he now has to think of a “safe exit” at the age of 72.

“I have never taken any undue advantage of my position, nor have I used my post to help any relative or friend with a business or a job. With my limited ability, I have tried to fulfil my duty to the people,” he wrote in a Facebook post yesterday.

“As a teacher, I also declined opportunities for permanent residency in the US and Singapore,” he said.

His comments came days after NCP Convener Nahid Islam claimed that many advisers in the interim government have established ties with political parties and are now thinking about their “safe exits”.

In his post titled “Adviser’s daily note, driver without helmet and safe exit,” Fouzul Kabir also described his trip to Brahmanbaria on Wednesday, where he was stuck for hours in a 15km tailback while visiting the Dhaka–Sylhet highway and eventually had to ride a motorcycle to move from there.

“I found that none of the motorcycle riders or passengers had helmets. After searching about 10 bikes, I managed to find only one helmet and wore it myself. After failing to find a helmet for the rider, I took the ride with advice from others,” he wrote, adding that he later instructed the police and BRTA to take action against helmetless bikers.