The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Railways on Thursday suggested cultivating food grains on Bangladesh Railway's uncultivated lands across the country for food security as per the prime minister's instruction.
The parliamentary watchdog made the suggestion at its 24th meeting held at the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Bhaban with committee Chairman ABM Fazle Karim Chowdhury in the chair, said a press release.
Since Bangladesh Railway submitted a report to the Standing Committee regarding the slowness of different development works due to the negligence of contractors, the Standing Committee gave instructions for taking appropriate steps and completing the development activities on time.
The committee also gave necessary directives regarding the speedy completion of CUET-Kaptai railway construction project and so that no other organization can interfere in the area designated for the container yard in the Bay-Terminal construction project in the land of Bangladesh Railway in Chittagong.
A detailed discussion was held in the meeting about expansion and beautification of the Pologround of Bangladesh Railway in Chittagong.
Committee members Railways Minister Md Nurul Islam Sujan, Md Shafiqul Islam Shimul, Md Shafiqul Azam Khan, Md Saifuzzaman, Gazi Mohammad Shahnawaz and Nadira Yeasmin Jolly joined the meeting.
