JS body recommends increasing passport offices in Dhaka

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry for Home Affairs has recommended increasing the number of passport offices in Dhaka to deliver better services to the city dwellers. The parliamentary watchdog made the recommendation at its 3rd meeting at the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Bhaban here with committee chairman Benjir Ahmed in the chair, a press release said. Committee members Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, Shamsul Alam Dudu, Moyj Uddin Sharif, Chayan Islam, Md Saddam Hossain (Pavel) and Hasina Bari Chowdhury attended the meeting, among others, the release added. In the meeting, they also suggested the concerned authority to remain alert so that no Rohingya can get passport illegally. The committee advised the law enforcers to take effective initiatives to make the holidaymaker's upcoming Eid-journey smooth and stop stealing sacrificial animals ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Azha. In the meeting, detail discussion was held through reports and presentations on the overall activities of the Border Guard Bangladesh and the Department of Immigration and Passport. Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha