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Age limit for govt jobs raised to 30

Tax on holdings upto 25 bighas goes
The government Thursday decided to waive tax on holdings upto 25 bighas of land ' from Pahda Batshakh (April 15) next and raise the age limit for entering into government jobs from 27 to 30, reports BSS.
The decision was taken at a special Council of Ministers meeting presided over by Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia. The meeting held at Ban gabhaban. reviewed the programmes and pledges given by the BNP. to the people before the elections and steps taken so far to implement those.
The meeting decided to exempt the recovery of defaulting agricultural loan upto Taka ®ve4*«oieea»wkrasel«*dii»g the interest accrued thereon.
The Council of Ministers further decided to stay all certificate proceedings in respect of these agriculture loans, and also to stay certificate cases relating to 'land development tax upto 25 bighas.
The meeting discussed the problems of session jam tn different educational institutions and the consequent sufferings of the students. It observed that the problem of session jam was creating an uncertain future for the students. In this connection, the Council of Ministers was informed that a committee had been formed to recommend ways and means to solve this problem.
The age-limit for entering into government jobs was raised to 30 years from the existing in view of the time lost by the university graduates due to session jams.
The meeting decided to fix a -time-li(^|||^||giajMMaa««M; pension papers for retired government officers to min tmlse the difficulties faced by the pensioners because of bureaucratic practises.
The meeting was informed that steps had been taken to publish white paper on irregularities, corruption and mismanagement practised during the last nine years autocratic rule in different ministries, divisions and corporations, to establish an honest, corruption-free and dynamic administration to fulfil the pre-election pledges of the party.
The meeting was informed that steps had already been taken to economically rehabilitate the families who lost their members during the anil-auto-cratic movement and others who were injured and affected otherwise during the move ment last year.
The Council of Ministers was . informed that programmes for overall development of rural areas had been undertaken including reconstruction of roads and installation of rural electrification.
Mass literacy programme of shahecd president Ziaur Rahman which remained suspended during the nine years of autocratic rule will be reintroduced soon, the meeting was told.
The Council of Ministers made a call to the patriotic people to identify miscreants and terrorists in their respective areas and to hand them over to local law enforcing agencies to improve the law and order situation tn the country which had deteriorated during the nine years of autocratic rule.
Speaking in the meeting Begum Khaleda Zia said all the pledges given to the people and programmes announced to the nation before the elections would be implemented in phases. The rest of the programmes would soon be undertaken. she assured.
Begum Zia asked the Council of Ministers members to be active in implementing the pledges and programmes to fulfil the hopes and aspirations of the people.