Govt plans 2. Padma bridge with Supplier�s credit

The Government has decided that create second bridge over the River Padma in foreign Supplier?s assets due to lack of local resources.

The construction of the second was Padma bridge at a recent meeting of the Ministry of communication with communication Minister Syed Abdul Hussain Presidency decided. The Finance Ministry, which previously shared with, that the Government not in a position, the viability gap funding under a public private partnership (PPP) initiative to provide.

Earlier, the Government, the second Padma decided bridge under a PPP initiative in a crunch in foreign financing.

The second 6.10-km long Padma bridge Paturia time is estimated cost of TK 131.21 billion communication a large part of the population of the Country?s-South and South-Western region facilitate constructed are. People in eleven Bezirke--Meherpur, Chuadanga, Kushtia, Jhenidah, Magura, Rajbari, Faridpur, Narail, Gopalganj, Jessore and Madaripur be Padma was called the benefit from the second bridge draw.

The proposal of the Division's bridge under the Ministry of communications for the construction of the second bridge over the Padma are placed before the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs of the Bangladesh Secretariat on Thursday. Finance Minister AMA Muhith will result in the Chair of the meeting. Communication Minister Syed Abul Hussain told Daily Sun on Tuesday that the Ministry of construction of the second Padma bridge would all measures after the signing of the agreement for the first despite claims of corruption.

?Construction second Padma bridge will be financed by a foreign country by Supplier?s credit under Deign built and operation method, ?, he added.

He however turned down an opinion on a question if it was possible, to implement such a large project as allegation of corruption, the implementation of the first was moved.

Former adviser last transitional Government Dr Akbar Ali said every day so that the construction of the first Padma bridge caused by the World Bank has been hampered by the graft allegation.

He also said that communication Minister Syed Abul Hussain not over the claim which is corruption first bridge has bothered about that, as a result there is a possibility of graft in the second.

?Supplier?s loan from a foreign country ? created a serious financial pressure on the Government in the future, he added. An official of the Ministry of finance said that the proposal for the second Padma bridge was a little surprising how came it credit on the allegation of corruption was still not sure about the mobilization of sufficient funds for the first due to the suspension of the WB?s $1.2 billion at a time when the Government.

According to the proposal of the second bridge of Padma takes place through an international tender among the design built and operate method. In the design-built method construction company of Supplier?s credit, technology and know-how for the construction of the bridge takes place. After the construction the law the Government pays to the construction company by toll bridge.

In the meantime, interests of the Supplier?s are credit between 3 and 9 percent, and the contractor delivers expertise and technology. But the interest on loans by the World Bank and IMF is between 1.5 and 3 percent.

Before the Cabinet on 19 February 2010 approved a proposal of the Ministry of communication for construction of the second Padma bridge on Paturia point at estimated cost of TK 131.21 billion with full private sector financing.

Two years ago the project proposal for the second bridge at Patura-Goalunda was with the planning Ministry for a green signal point estimated cost of TK 131.21 billion.

In 2009 the Economic Relations Division took responsibility for mobilising the Fund for the project Bank, Japanese and Chinese Governments, no initiative to do the work transferred by donors, including the World Bank, Asian development.

A communications Ministry official said that the Awami League Government has taken the project to build the second Padma bridge, as it is his top campaign promises.

The official said that Ministry is completing the details of the project on the second bridge by the end of this year and can begin the construction work during the current term of the Government.

Source: daily-sun.com

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NHRC plans Convention on land

The national human rights Commission (NHRC) provides a set of conventions across the country, which soon to end extrajudicial killings law enforcement agencies to keep. The Commission is in the Division to hold conventions and district headquarters in phases with stakeholders and representatives from all walks of life with the motto ?state can not Kill?.

The nationwide program to increase public opinion against the killing of people by State authorities without following normal trial, said Commission Insider. The Commission believes that extrajudicial killings should not be continued through the mechanisms of the State, and this social Red is terminated, must thus to establish in the country.

When the State itself breaks Act, he loses the moral ground to other it and the Commission pressure on the Government to these killings will cease such with insider said.

The Commission also thinks that the extrajudicial killings by the State right in their own hands and the reason for the recent trend Lynch endows people.

NHRC Chairman Professor Mizanur Rahman said Thursday of extrajudicial killings of law and order situation rather it worsens the situation can improve.

?State can not kill. Extra-judicial killing must be stopped in order to establish the rule of law. Judicial system must be more effective and application of existing legislation must be ensured and if necessary laws be changed. This is the only way to ? to create the law of the country, he said.

?Nobody is born as a criminal. A person becomes criminal discrepancy and injustice of the company. Injustice and discrimination must be removed ? root crimes, by the company, he added.

NHRC Chairman further said kill the offender is like killing a patient without any effort to cure his illness, company, and that no educated person can support killings without trial.

One of the most pressing human rights problems of the country is rights by State authorities on behalf of crossfire, Shootout, or encounter, kill the according to the Commission.

A person ? culprit or innocent ? has the right to protection of the right to self-defense. A person punishment in violation of the existing justice system is illegal and a violation of human rights.

Many innocent people are the victims of killings without trial and in many cases State agencies in these killings harass people for personal gains and governing party used these agencies for political gain.

Extra-judicial killing means observed violations of the right, as well as the violation of human rights, the Commissioners Insider.

Source: daily-sun.com

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