Dope examination now necessary for driving license: Quader

22,074 posts lying vacant at railways, states Railways minister

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Mon Jun 13, 2022 07:59 PM Very last update on: Mon Jun 13, 2022 08:11 PM

Bangladesh Parliament. Star file picture

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Bangladesh Parliament. Star file photo

The Road Transportation and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader now told Parliament that dope exams experienced been manufactured required with the software type from January 30, 2022 in scenario of issuance and renewal of professional driving license.

Meanwhile, Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujon also instructed Parliament these days that there are 22,704 vacant posts in railways now.

Nurul Islam exposed the figures in response to a question from ruling Awami League MP Mamunur Rashid Kiran through present day query-answer session of parliament tabled with Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.

He mentioned of the total vacant posts in the railways, 201 posts are of very first course, 1,601 posts are of second class, 8,575 3rd course and 12,327 fourth class posts.

The demand to recruit for 14 1st class and 554 next class posts has previously been despatched to the Community Assistance Commission (PSC), the minister claimed, including that 7,351 posts of 3rd and fourth classes have been offered clearance.

In a scripted solution, the minister said a career circular of 441 posts of third class and 2,812 posts of fourth class have been published.

The recruitment test for ALM Quality-2 and Guard Quality 2 posts will be held on June 17, Sujan mentioned.

In response to yet another query by AL MP Haji Selim, the railways minister reported that the volume of unused land of the railways is 10,843.15 hectares. Initiatives have been taken to bring this unused land less than fencing and occupy them, he said.

The unused land of the railways and vacant plots in household places are somewhat illegally occupied, which are currently being reclaimed in turns by means of eviction drives which are done every thirty day period, the minister additional.

DOPE Take a look at Should FOR DRIVING LICENSE

Quader was replying to a query by Workers’ Get together of Bangladesh lawmaker Lutfun Nesa Khan when he explained to the parliament about the required dope assessments for driving license.

License is not becoming renewed or issued if the dope check report is favourable or has negative feedback, the minister said.

Responding to an additional question from ruling celebration lawmaker M Abdul Latif, Obaidul Quader explained that in accordance to the Dhaka Urban Transportation Community Enhancement Research (DHUTS) report in 2010, 10.48 percent streets are bundled in the adjoining spots underneath Dhaka North and Dhaka South.

Options have been manufactured to build a round, effectively-connected internal ring highway all-around the Dhaka metropolis, the minister included.