DHAKA, Sept 26, 2021 (BSS) – Parliamentary Standing committee on the
Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges today discussed elaborately on
the Highway Bill-2021 as the bill is now under review by the concerned committee.

“Before enactment of the law, the committee has recommended  for bringing
necessary review and correction of the bill,” according to the
eleventh meeting of the parliamentary committee held at the Jatiya
Sangsad here.

With committee chairman M Ekabbar Hossain in the chair, the meeting
was also attended , among others, by Road Transport and Bridges
Minister Obaidul Quader, Enamul Huq, Mohammad Abu Zahir, Rezwan
Ahammad  Towfique, Mohammad Salim Uddin Tarafder, Shiekh Salahudddin,
Syed Abu Hossain and Rabeya Alim.

Participating in the meeting ,the committee members have also 
recommended for placing probe report over the allegations of
Additional Chief Engineer Tushar Kanti Saha of Sylhet Zone of the
Department of Road and Highways in the next meeting after completing
re-investigation through the secretary or additional secretary of the
Road Transport and Highway Division.

The committee during the meeting congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh
Hasina in advance on her birth day which would be celebrated on
September 28.

The parliamentary committee also expressed condolence over the death
of M Hasibur Rahman Shwapan MP who was a member of the committee and
died on September 2 while undergoing treatment in Turkey.