Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury
Not mass transport, goods vehicle to remain suspended for 9 days during Eid: Khalid
The government has announced that vehicles carrying goods will remain suspended for nine days before and after Eid-ul-Azha but mass transport will be available during this period.
It's a murder: State Minister
State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Monday said investigation will be launched to identify whether there is any negligence on the part of the launch owners.
Govt bravely tackling coronavirus situation: Khalid
State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Saturday said that despite limitations in the health sector, the government is tackling the coronavirus situation bravely.
“Many more developed countries in the world have become helpless in the coronavirus situation but our government is bravely tackling the situation despite having limitations in health sector. Only maintenance of health guidelines can reduce the prevalence of coronavirus,” he said.
“We have to abide by the health guidelines to come out of the outbreak and give importance to awareness,” he said while inaugurating ambulance services programme at Jatiya Press Club.
Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) took the initiative to launch the ambulance services.
“The country’s death rate from coronavirus is now 1.23 percent while the death rate and the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in different countries in Europe, America and Russia is much higher, which shows how Bangladesh is tackling coronavirus,” he said.
Make sure relief reaches everyone on list of recipients: Shipping Minister
State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Saturday asked people involved in the various relief efforts to remain careful so that no name on the prepared list of recipients is left out in the end.
95pc people following govt directives: State Minister
State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Saturday said it would be wrong to judge Bangladesh with the presence of a few thousand people crowding the ferry terminals.
“Ninety-five percent of the people are following the decision of the government,” he said at a views exchange meeting in Dinajpur’s Birol.
Thousands of people left the cities for their home districts before the Eid and started returning to their workplaces after the religious festival. Images of people thronging the ferry terminals flooded social media and health experts feared that the country could see a higher number of coronavirus cases in the coming days.
Meanwhile, the government has decided not to extend the general holidays, aimed at curbing the spread of coronavirus, and partially lifted restrictions, allowing offices and transports to resume on limited scale.
Health experts told UNB that the only way to keep the coronavirus situation under control is to properly follow the health directives issued by the government.
Govt working in concerted way to tackle coronavirus: State Minister
State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Saturday said the government has been working with everyone to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.
He made this remark while distributing relief goods among 500 distressed people at Gor-e-Shahid Baro Maidan in Dinajpur.
“Bangladesh will be able to prevent coronavirus if everybody stays united,” he said.
River-grabbers gone into hiding: Khalid Mahmud
State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Saturday said those who grabbed rivers are now in hiding as the drives continue against illegal grabbers to save the rivers.
49,558 river grabbers in country: Khalid Mahmud
State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday informed parliament that there are 49,558 river grabbers across the country with highest 5,906 occupiers in Cumilla district.