MassRapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) Board of Directors has directed its former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Datuk Wira Azhar to continue leading the company.

Following an evaluation of his performance since his appointment as CEO on September 1, 2011 the Board is not considering his resignation, at the moment.

"The Board found that MRT Corp was heading in the correct direction, as evidenced in the Klang Valley MRT Project achieving good progress at 50% completion, which was ahead of schedule.

"The Board also found the financial management of the Project commendable," stated MRT Corp Board of Directors in a media statement today.

This statement was released after a meeting held today to discuss the incident where an MRT viaduct deck had toppled from its piers, falling on the ground resulting in the death of three Bangladeshi workers.

Azhar had resigned from his post following this tragic incident.

During the meeting the Board had been informed by the management of MRT Corp that investigation into the incident was still ongoing and is expected to be completed in September, 2014.

" MRT Corp will carry out a comprehensive investigation to determine the cause of the incident, in line with the instruction by the Prime Minister, YAB Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak which was issued on Tuesday, 19 August 2014," stated the statement.

The investigation will reveal the party or parties responsible for the incident following which appropriate action will be taken in accordance with the law.