Dilemma of recovery new gas connections

Shahiduzzaman Khan

Confusion to new gas connections giving customers is still maintaining. Prime Minister's energy advisor Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury has, on the one hand, the new gas connections to domestic consumers now ruled out. Petrobangla of Chairman Hussain Monsur, on the other hand, explains, the Government should start a gas to domestic consumers now.

Mr Chowdhury will the Government should focus on the delivery of gas and power plants, fertilizers, thinks plants and industrial units before the recovery of the domestic gas connections during Mr. Monsur, that makes no sense but only on power plants. He said the use of domestic consumption of gas is not more than 10 million cubic metres per day (Mmcfd), and because the gas production has exceeded the projection, which is now stage for the provision of new connections for customers.

There are several reasons for the people confused award ceremony at Hotel Sonargaon in the capital last week are arranged personnel in the same session on the occasion of a certificate of this inconsistent statements from important decision-making. One wonders, who tells the truth! A part of the media, referring to a recent meeting the high officials of the Ministry of energy with the Prime Minister, reported that the Government was considering to withdraw the prohibition of new gas connections.

The Government had suspended to new connections industrial consumers of the July 21, 2009 and households as of 13 July 2010 on gas supply deficiency type. Earlier, the authorities said that they would resume to give new connections, when gas production more than 2200 Mmcfd scale. On June 30 this year, the gas production reached 2.201 Mmcfd 2,239 Mmcfd and now averages. If the Government now wants to redeem its promise on the resumption of domestic gas connections, then what is the problem? Because gas production is increased to the desired level, why is the Government still reluctant?

The Petrobangla head said, at that gas is approximately 17 Mmcfd expected to be added to national grid after resumption of production in the new gas field at Sangu. This week, gas was delivered 2200 Mmcfd, as both the production and delivery have increased recently by setting up a compressor at Muchai in Habiganj. Gas supply fertilizer factories, but power generation in a bid remained for several months as the Government diverted gas supply to power stations, additional power demand irrigation season hit to increase and the holy month Ramadan exposed.

Is the supply situation encouraging gas so why the domestic connections are interested in the energy consultants do not have the recovery? The Government certainly deserves an appreciation for the inclusion of a number of pragmatic steps to improve the capacity of the State BAPEX for more gas exploration and production. The authorities expect adequate gas soon from the newly-discovered gas fields such as Sunetra and Srikail.

Currently, the country produced 2,200 Mmcfd gas. 55 Percent of the total production is power plants, 16 percent of industrial units and 10 percent on fertilizer factories supplied. The discovery of a modest gas reserve in a Sangu well in the Gulf of Bengal, a positive sign very soon therefore gave more power. All indications suggest that there would be no serious problems, if domestic and industrial gas connections have been resumed.

Although the Government continues ban on for the last three years, illegal connections to many candidates randomly in exchange of speed money received. A section of Titãs gas officials and employees are allegedly involved in these illegal activities. During the three-year ban, at least 0.10 million illegal domestic gas connections were allegedly given city in Dhaka. According to reports, 3 billion, an estimated at Titãs accounts filed by illegal gas consumers a huge sum money, TK. The testing, not where track teams of such money came as there is no record of such consumers. In this way, the Government will lose a huge amount of money than taking.

In the meantime the Government is considering the price of natural gas for domestic consumers meet the rising costs of hydrocarbon exploration and gas purchase and to reduce to increase waste. The energy consultants allusions to such a move, recently said, prices for household consumers gas much lower than that of other fuels were used. Petrobangla has therefore proposed the prices increase to TK 800 per month from TK-400 for single-burner gas stove and TK-1000's of TK-450 for a double flame-cooker. However Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) will soon hold a public hearing in the presence of interest groups and the media before establishing such hikes.

Experts say that it not only justified to raise prices in the areas, where residents receive only gas for four to six hours a day. The Government about the possible effects on the production of units should look for industrial users. The small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) could see their competitiveness, dented, if gas prices be increased. There is also to reduce a necessary improvement in the supply side management to shrinkage of the utility. Only higher prices as a way, at the same time the pressure on subsidies will not work.

The effects of such prolonged ban on household and gas connections is huge. Housing companies are committed not in the position of the readied apartments to their customers. Rent house in the capital increased significantly due to lack of apartments. Industrial growth is impeded. Foreign investors do not come in a big way. The authorities are to take otherwise not human misery into account.

New homes and industry for gas desire are in the midst of so much wait. And it is the right time to record it immediately again.

szkhan@Dhaka.NET

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Banks warn inserts information about the submission of Tin certificates

Shafiqul Islam Jibon

The commercial banks of the country are depositors on submission their tax identification number (TIN) they warn itself urgently, so that to avoid withdrawal of the additional 5.00% withholding tax or income tax (AIT) on their interest income from deposits.

A number of banks already notified their depositors through text messages on their mobile phones, particularly on Wednesday, said urge their TIN certificates by the National Board of revenue (NBR), as quickly as possible the withdrawal of the AIT at an increased rate of 15 percent, instead of earlier 10 percent in all cases prevent, Bank officials and depositors.

Finance Minister Abul time Abdul Muhith in his budget speech in June said withholding tax in the amount of 15%, rather than the existing 10 per cent at the time of payment interest on deposits, which would be deducted not with Tin certificates.

"Under the circumstances depositor's tax of 15 per cent to the Government with effect from July 1 after all numbers when he or she presents not the Tin certificate urgently or before adjusting their savings or deposit accounts next December," says a senior bank official FE Wednesday.

Who TIN certificates have, would be the withholding tax at the standard rate of 10 per cent.

Depositor has the TIN certificate, is AIT was deducted as before of the case in the amount of 10 per cent of the source. He or she need not to pay additional 5.0 percent tax, according to the budget document of the current financial year.

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Homebound people suffer because of heavy congestion

Jubair Hasan and Yasir Wardad

Thousands of homebound people suffered much Wednesday because of the long delays begin their journeys mainly by buses and trains, and heavy traffic jams on motorways.

The outgoing bus passengers had to wait due to non-availability of the buses in the city-bus terminals for five to six hours outside their scheduled departure time.

Transport companies and employees blame the heavy congestion on highways for the delayed journey, say that most of the buses remained stranded on major highways such as Dhaka-Chittagong, Dhaka-Tangail and Dhaka Manikgonj from morning.

The heaviest traffic standstill, extends over an area of 40 km and only made the Homegoers hell on Dhaka-Chittagong highway on the day. Two were loaded trucks were responsible for the long half back.

A significant number of ticket holders of a number of trains their seats because of the unprecedented pressure from home-goers found, that the journey is available in other subjects to start has urged.

"I could not the turn despite securing tickets after a long battle." "You see no hope to go, I somehow managed to a Division in the train as many others", said a government employee Kamal Uddin, wanted to Rajshahi silkworms City Express.

Railways and Communications Minister Obaidul box from a surprise visit in Kamalapur ordered station in the morning and take action against four railway officials for misconduct.

Attendant of Mahanagar express Mohammad Nizam Uddin was during the visit following allegations, that passengers in the exchange of money illegally seats provide for the official track has been suspended.

The Minister immediately issued the suspension to say that unscrupulous people have same punishment to face, when home-goers continue suffer because of them.

Station East senior electrical engineer Saba Uddin was also convicted and asked to explain why the lights and fans of a train not in order were.

Senior sub-Assistant Engineer (telephone/light) Aminul Islam was suspended for the incident and divisional engineer Ajay Kumar Poddar Dhaka zone map cause ahead was delivered.

Gazipur-bound rail were Turag express and passenger train Chattrala Express, a Chittagong bound seen wait for hours together on the platform as the train not reaching terminal several hours after the scheduled departure time.

"Chattrala-Express should leave the Kamalapur at 10: 50." "It is now 14: 30 but the train has not yet reached the station," said Dhaka college student Tarikul Islam.

KRS stationmaster Khairul Bashir said that the technical suspension caused the delay. "It can reach here by 15: 00," he added.

However, the train has not arrived within 15.

The situation was the same at Sayedabad, Gabtoli and Mohakhali bus terminals, the virtually in human sea since Wednesday morning.

But passengers had to wait at least three hours to transport even after much higher prices than the official or actual numbers.

"I a ticket from Tangail-bound Nirala Paribahan for TK 200 against the actual rate of TK 150," passenger Kazi Mahmudur Rahman said, was added that he will travel on the bus to reach the Terminal.

Like Rahman, thousands others had the same bitter experience at the terminals, while many others desperately try to secure cards were seen.

"The carriers deliberately artificial crisis of penance by the fact that less number of Dhaka transport only to unethical profit make enter,", said Habibur Rahman, a passenger of a bus Sirajganj bound.

But transport company dismissed the claim saying that their buses on Dhaka-Tangail started motorway due to long half back there.

Officer-in-charge of Gorai highway police box Sanwar Hossain said that the nagging traffic congestion caused by a road accident in the early hours of the morning at the Bhatkura in Tangail.

"The situation is improving after 11: 00, after the vehicles, the Director collided with a crane from the highways have been removed," he added.

Heavy stationary on Dhaka-Chittagong and Dhaka Manikgonj motorways also serious errors of transport movements, said the highway police sources.

Head of police of Highway (East zone) Rezaul Karim said that communications Minister Obaidul box in the congestion for some time like other most got stranded at 13: 00 at the Nimshar in Burichang Upazila.

The Minister was the capital was to pay a brief visit to the Meghna river Gumti bridge in Noakhali.

After the visit, Sadarghat launch terminal, found that most carried passengers on their capacity starts (with the exception of three Government steamer).

Launch operators were charging additional fares, fully exploit the period, supposedly a number of passengers of the coastal districts.

The home owner at a meting instead of Bangladesh inland water transport authority (BIWTA) on 29 July assured that the rate will not be hiked.

Iqbal Karim (Badhon) came to Sadarghat Wednesday to go to his home in Barguna and was looking for a ticket of the deck. He said that it him 550 against the usual fare of the TK TK 250 costs.

MD Dobir Hossain, said a Barisal resident of the vu, that he run a space in the deck at the private Suravi 7 start against the actual tariff of TK 150 TK 350 paid.

Dismissal of charges, said Owners Association Shamsuddin Milon start Vice President of private, that they are the fare, the fees set by the Government last year.

After the BIWTA leave nearly 0.10 million people for the coastal districts per day, to enjoy the Festival through canals.

September adds: thousands of people have been caught returning home for the Eid-ul-Fitr-fest in a 40-kilometre tailback on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway.

The police said that the heavy congestion began to develop in the morning by four accidents on the highway.

Officer-in-charge of the Mainamoti highway police outpost Jahangir Alam told the Agency a Chittagong bound truck lost control and slid from the highway in Korpai of Burichang Upazila in Comilla at 06.

"Although the truck was removed from the highway by a wrecker, traffic jams become heavy after an other truck out of order, located near Gate 1 from the Comilla cantonment was about 13: 30," he added.

Sergeant Mehadi Hasan from the Daudkandi highway police said outpost traffic standstill became acute on the 40 km section of motorway from Comilla cantonment for two truck area gomti River Bridge, had been ineffective on the gomti River Bridge in Daudkandi at 13 and 14: 15 or.

Sergeant Anwar Hossain who said outpost of Eliotganj highway police, that a considerable number of vehicles people before the oath were the homebound ferry on the highway. "So, the traffic on the highway has taken a serious turn."

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Nation is a tribute to Bangabandhu

Thousands of grieving from all walks of life Wednesday urged the Bangabandhu Bhaban Dhanmondi road-32 in the city and Mazar on Tungipara, to deep homage to the father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to honor of his 37th anniversary of martyrdom, reports BSS.

Since the morning, people from all walks of life including Guide and historical Dhanmondi einrückenden employees of the various political parties and social, cultural and professional bodies and institutions began road-32 residence Bangabandhu where the great leader was killed along with most of his family, some angry and of ambitious officers in a military coup in the fateful night of August 15, 1975.

The program was started with hoisting of the flag at half mast and rearing of black flags on all public and private buildings including Bangabandhu Bhaban in the morning as a sign of respect the martyrs of August of 15 massacre.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid glowing tribute to the great leaders by placing wreath on his portrait at 6 in the morning. A clever turned out Squad of three forces shown honor guard on the slain first President of the Republic.

Found the speakers of the Jatiyo Sangshad (Parliament) later advocate Abdul Hamid, Deputy Speaker Shawkat Ali wreath at the portrait of Bangabandhu is.

Flanked by senior Bangladesh Awami League and their Cabinet colleagues, Sheikh Hasina placed also wreath on behalf of the ruling party.

Morning showered roses on the graves of their family members including her mother Bangamata Sheikh Hasina Begum Fazilatunnessa Mujib, brothers, Sheikh Kamal, Sheikh Jamal and Sheikh Russell, cousin Sheikh Fazlul Huq Moni, his wife Arzoo Moni, uncle Abdur Rab Serniabat, sister in laws Sultana Kamal and rosy Jamal at Banani graveyard, where they to eternal rest were created.

You placed a wreath on the graves of the independence leader and close partner of Bangabandhu, Syed Nazrul Islam, Tajuddin Ahmed, and Captain M Mansur Ali, the inside Dhaka Central prison were shot on November 3, 1975 by usurpers of State power. Sheikh Hasina, offered together with her cabinet colleagues and senior party leaders, also doa divine blessing for the deceased souls seeking martyrs of August of 15 massacre.

In memory of Bangabandhu of martyrdom and of mourning national day paid also glowing tribute to the father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by placing of wreath at his Mazar on Tungipara in Gopalganj district at around 10 am.

Central leader of her party, Cabinet colleagues, advisors, were three of the chiefs of the army, the Navy and the air force and legislator.

A squad forces played were last post on the Bugle when Sheikh Hasina and her sister Sheikh Rehana in solemn silence at some point as a sign of respect, the indomitable revolutionary fighter intelligent turned out.

A team of Central leaders of the Awami League under the direction of his member of and Vice-Chairman of the House Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury and General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam visited the Milad and doa Mahfil at the Mazar of Bangabandhu, at Tungipara in Gopalganj district.

It was this morning wreath on his portrait on the Bangabandhu Mazar at Tungipara in the District of Gopalganj. A special Munajat session was also there for peace of deceased souls of the martyrs of August of 15 massacre take place.

Forced hundreds of people from all walks of life in the city, wearing black badges and carrying banners and posters inscribed with the demand for the diffuse self-confessed killers of Bangabandhu returned to home to Bangabandhu Memorial run their death penalty homage through Museum also in the morning to profound, father of the nation are placing wreath on his portrait.

Senior Awami League leaders Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, Amir Hossain AMU, Tofail Ahmed, Suranjit Sengupta, Begum Matia Chowhdury, Dr Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir, Syed Ashraful Islam, advocate Sahara Khatun, Nurul Islam Nahid, Obaidul block, Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif, advocate Jahangir Kabir Nanak, Nuh-UL-Alam Lenin, advocate Mezbahuddin Siraj, Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury, advocate Afzal Hossain, Asim Kumar Ukil, Mrinal Kanti DAS, Dr. Mostafa Jalal Mohiduddin and advocate Qamrul Islam, among others were present.

Also acknowledged leaders and workers for the associated bodies of the Awami League and equal minded socio-cultural organisations giving father of the nation by placing wreaths on his portrait.

The organizations that homage to Bangabandhu at Dhanmondi Straße 32 morning paid, including Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal (JSD-inu), Samyabadi Dal, workers party of Bangladesh, Awami League Mohila, Dhaka City Awami League, Juba Awami League, Awami

Swechchasebak League, Juba Mohila, Jatiyo Sramik League, Bangladesh Krishak League, Tanti League, Bangladesh Chhatra League, Bangladesh Federal Union of journalists (BFUJ), Dhaka journalists Union (Petseng), University of Dhaka, University Grants Commission (UGC), Supreme Court Lawyers Association, Bangladesh Rural Development Board, Islamic Foundation of Bangladesh, Sammilito singing critique Jote, sector commanders Forum, Bangla Academy, Sheikh Fazilatunnessa Mujib Parishad, Bangabandhu singing movement Jote and Bangamata Parishad.

The national newspapers published special supplements during Bangladesh Betar and Bangladesh television and other private television and radio centres aired special programs, the emphasis on simple and self-less life Bangabandhu, his affection and care for people and his immense contributions to the nation.

Special prayers were offered camps at all the places of the services that donate carnage the blood divine blessing for the eternal peace of the souls of the martyrs of August of 15 and the other programs of the day were distribution of Iftar in the destitute.

An interfaith prayer meeting was organized in the morning, the eternal peace of the deceased souls of 15 August massacre in the National Press Club.

At one minute past zero hours Wednesday, executives and workers of the Awami League for Swechchasebak and Bangladesh Chhatra League and elsewhere watched a vigil by candlelight in the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum in the city under consideration of national mourning day. In the course of the day Wdnesday were independence speech of Bangabandhu historic March 7 and the immortal songs of the war of liberation on speakers from various units Ward played Awami League and its associated facilities.

The Central Command Council of Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Islamic Foundation, Bangladesh Open University, Bangladesh Navy, controller general defence finance, Bangabandhu singing criticism Goshthy and other institutions and organizations meet also the national day of mourning by event discussion, poetry recitation sessions, musical soirees, child juvenile painting contests, photo exhibitions and Hamd and NAT competition observed. Bangladesh observed also the national day of mourning in a manner befitting diplomatic missions abroad.

Also discussion forum in the city Bangabandhu International Conference Centre at 2-30 pm organise the Awami League today (Thursday).

Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is the discussion forum as head Gast take part, while senior party member and Vice-Chairman of the House Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury will lead it.

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B' b'desh highest financial risk of natural disasters

Nizam Ahmed

Bangladesh is the highest financial risk from the threat of natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes and hurricanes, British risk analysis organization Maplecroft said Wednesday.

In addition to Bangladesh five other Asian Schwellenländer--the Philippines, Myanmar, India, Viet Nam and Laos-the similar threat due to high exposure of their cities face and trading hubs, to natural disasters the international think tank on natural disasters said.

And ranking of the Maplecroft include Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Honduras to the nine top countries with the highest financial risk by possible natural disasters, according to the risk of natural hazards - 2012 put together.

Bangladesh top the list, followed by the Philippines, Dominican Republic, Myanmar, India, Viet Nam, Honduras, Laos and Haiti.

Bangladesh is the most vulnerable, natural disasters, as it is destroyed by floods, storms or hurricanes, the hundreds of people and damage almost every year kill crops worth millions of dollars on average.

"But luck is that no serious natural disasters in the last three years," said officials of the Ministry of food and disaster management.

These nine countries have threatened also poor ability, significant disaster recovery is likely to cause a disturbance of the market with poor investment and supply chain.

The head of maps and indexes Helen Hodge said "high exposure to natural hazards in these countries are still aggravated due to a lack of toughness compared to that to combat effects of a disaster, a should," maplecroft.

"Given the exposure of the most important financial and manufacturing centers, the occurrence of an event most likely would significantly affect the economic performance of these countries, as well as foreign entrepreneurs have."

Maplecroft research showed that it leads other risks such as social unrest, food security, corruption and rule of law itself to increased political, could exacerbate.

High level of economic exposure, coupled with weak capacity, means that the effects of a major natural disaster would be likely to feel ratings in these countries.

The resulting impact in the five growth of the Asian economies would not only include interruptions of their national economies, but also the operations and supply chains of many of the largest companies in the world to invest in these places due to its significant growth opportunities.

Effects in these exposed Asian countries are raised by their economic fragility, the think tank, said.

Some of the highest risk countries have significant economic outputs, but they are great life, poor communities, of which many marginal areas such as flood plains, leaving constituent workforce increased risk and without the necessary resources, to an event as a result recover operated.

According to Maplecroft, these countries may years ' back from an event on a similar scale to the Japan earthquake legs ' make.

A year after the largest earthquake ever recorded the Japanese economy's economic performance has back seen prior to the event levels and growth forecasts.

The effects on countries with less resistance than in Japan occupied the 2011 floods in Thailand wiped off, but damaged infrastructure, which not yet, almost a year after the event is resolved not only 9.00% of the country's GDP.

The floods also affected the operations and supply chains of multinational companies, with the automotive industry and ICT made most difficult sectors - manufacturers of hard drives were only two-thirds of the demand in the last quarter of 2011pushing prices to meet up to 55 percent.

"Increased as the global influence of the emerging economies;" "The importance of their inherent natural hazards-exposure wider and deeper global impact will have", said a friend Helen Hodge.

"The test for emerging and developing countries is a stronger capacity, susceptible to create the challenge of exposure environments." "Otherwise their ambitious economic growth is risk if hit the inevitable natural hazards."

Last year was the most expensive 12 months on record for natural disasters, costs US$ 380 billion (? 242 billion), who said think tank.

The main reason for the tip was that earthquake and the tsunami, which struck Japan in March 2011, which was estimated $210 billion cost, Maplecroft said.

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No evidence that the RAB Limon are shot police

JHALOKATHI, Aug 15: police found no evidence that the rapid action battalion (RAB) personnel tried Limon Hossain, to murder, was shot dead in a botched operation last year. Raja lane police station sub inspector Halim Talukder, the case investigated the senior put the investigation into judicial in Jhalokati District Court on Tuesday. "The charges against the RAB not in the investigation were occupied," said Taluker. A disappointed Limon said: "Police two wrong hands free of charge against me filed." ? September

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