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JS body for increasing lease rates of railway land
DHAKA, June 24, 2018 (BSS) – The parliamentary standing committee on
railway affairs ministry today asked officials concerned to increase the
lease rates of railway land.
“In a meeting the committee urged the ministry to take steps for raising
the lease charge of railway land,” a parliamentary secretariat statement
said.
The meeting, it said, also recommended constructing boundary walls after
recovering occupied land.
The meeting also discussed about total land of Bangladesh Railway
Welfare Trust and upgrading of Tin-Shade Market located in Chittagong rail
station road area to high rise-building and ensuring Wi-Fi service at railway
stations.
According to the statement this was the 45th meeting of the committee
presided over by the committee’s chairman ABM Fazle Karim Chowdhury.
Committee members Minister Mujibul Huq, Muhammad Mijanur Rahman, M
Sirajul Islam Mollah and Yasin Ali joined the meeting held at the Jatiya
Sangsad Bhaban.
Secretary of the religious affairs ministry Chowdhury M Babul Hasan and
other officers concerned were present.
BSS/PR/DH/RY/1558 hrs