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JS body wants cattle bazar banned in border areas

By Nurul Kabir
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs Wednesday resolved that no cattle bazar would be allowed within five mites of the border area of the country, sources said.
The committee unanimously took this decision for what the members attending the meeting satd controlling cattle smuggling in the border areas of the country.
Presided over by the Home Minister Abdul Matin Chowdhury. the meeting was attended. among others, by the whip of the BNP parliamentary party Mahbub Alam Tara MP. Wing Commander (Retd) Hamldullah MP of BNP. Rahamal All MP and Abul Hasanat Abdullah MP of Awami League (AL). Inspector General of Police Enamul Hoque and Director General of Bangladesh Rifles Maj Gen Abdul Latif.
According to committee sources. BDR Director General informed the committee members that with a total of 26 battalions of BDR manned by inadequate number of officers It was difficult to check smuggling effectively in the border areas
Government is, however.
learnt to have been considering Increasing the number of officers In the BDR.
According to the meeting sources. Rahmat Ali MP of Alin a bid to check smuggling, proposed holding of public meetings in border areas to motivate people against this malpractice affecting the national economy.
The AL MP also suggested that the government take up the Issue al the diplomatic level and persue the govern ments of the neighbouring countries to come forward with suggestions to check smuggling in their borders.
According to sources, the AL MP urged the Home Minister to repeal the Special Powers Act for the sake of democratic rule in the country while the Home Minister argued In favour of the act.
The Special Powers Act was enacted by the AL government in 1973 and since then almost all political parties including the ruling party have spoken for the repeal of the law.
According to another resolution of the standing committee meeting, the Home Ministry in the Tight of the committee's last meeting, would Issue circulars to the MPs and DCs requesting them to prepare lists of the people who had been victimised by the Ershad government for taking part In the democratic movement
The last meeting of the standing committee decided that all the cases registered with the police against the political activists during the last democratic movement would be withdrawn unconditionally.
Held at the Sangsad Bhaban. Wednesday's meeting began at 4-30 pm and ended at 10-00 pm.