The directive came into effect immediately, according to the circular.
The circular reads no Notification of Award can be issued for any physical works (construction/structure) under the revenue and development budget in the remainder of the current fiscal year to combat the ongoing pandemic situation following the government s austerity policy.
The fiscal year ends on June 30.
However, physical works of the work orders already been given will continue as usual.
After the completion of the bidding process, the project implementing authorities issue Notification of Award to the successful bidder and then sign relevant contracts with it for project works.
First set of metro train being shifted to Dhaka’s Diabari depot
Coaches of metro trains are being shifted to Dhaka s Diabari depot on April 22, 2021. Photo: Collected
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The first set of metro train is being transported to the metro rail depot in Dhaka s Diabari area since this morning.
The process to unload the coaches of the train from the barges started around 8:00am, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said today.
The minister was holding a views-exchange meeting with the staff of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA), Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation and Roads and Highways Department (Gopalganj zone). He joined the meeting virtually from his residence.
First Set of Metro Trains: 3 of 6 coaches shifted to Diabari depot
Three coaches like this one were taken to the metro rail depot in the capital’s Diabari yesterday. Photo: Collected Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent
Three coaches, out of six of the first set of metro trains, have been shifted to the metro rail depot in Dhaka s Diabari yesterday.
The next three coaches are expected to be shifted today, ABM Arifur Rahman, a project manager of Mass Rapid Transit Line or MRT-6, told The Daily Star. They [coaches] were kept inside the workshop s inspection area. Apart from the individual test of the coaches, integrated test would be carried out, he added.
In a joint statement, they said:
‘The proposal to build in this area of beauty is terrible for the area of Grays which we are proud to represent. It would represent a destruction to the environment which is, quite simply, beyond the pale.
‘Of equal concern to us is the fact that a new access on Hogg Lane will need to be created. This reminds us of the shambles around the ‘Belmont Debacle’ when the Council attempted to build over Parker Road green space – which took a huge fight from us and local residents to stop.
‘We agree wholeheartedly with the concerns of Essex Field Club, Natural England and Essex Wildlife Trust regarding the damage to the environment. We wholeheartedly agree with the Council’s own Highways Department regarding the ridiculous access road. Most importantly, we totally and 100% agree with our residents that this green oasis in the middle of a densely built up area needs to be protected.
Low-quality bitumen being imported amid lax monitoring
News Desk | banglanews24.com
Low-quality bitumen is being imported into the country in absence of a proper monitoring system, causing a huge loss for the government.
As low-quality bitumen has been used in building and repairing roads across the country, roads get dilapidated within a short period of time.
The use of low-quality bitumen not only affects the quality and durability of the country’s road infrastructures but also cause a huge volume of government fund to go in vain.
Bangladesh is mostly dependent on imported bitumen. The country imports 80 per cent of its total bitumen demand while state-owned Eastern Refinery produces the rest 20 per cent.