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Govt hands over historic official documents to Nat’l Archives

UNB, Dhaka
The government yesterday, handed over the minutes, noticed and summaries of cabinet meetings and some historic official documents of 11 years until 1982 to the National Archives.
The documents include the appointments and oaths of the presidents, vice presidents and prime ministers of Bangladesh.
The handover was done according to Section 9 (D) of the National Archives Ordinance 1983.
Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed formally handed over the historic documents to Cultural Affairs Adviser Rasheda K Choudhury at the conference room of the Cabinet Division after an advisory council meeting there.
A total of 51 volumes -- 10 volumes compiling the original copies of the minutes of cabinet meetings from 1971 to 1980, four volumes of notices and 37 volumes of summaries from 1976 to 1980 — were given to the National Archives.
Besides, three volumes of historic documents regarding appointments and oaths of the presidents, vice presidents and prime ministers of Bangladesh during the period from 1971 to 1982 were given for permanent archiving.
Speaking briefly on the occasion, the chief adviser said it would help those who will carry out research and write history.
"These important documents would also be better preserved at the National Archives," he said, adding that it would benefit the new generation.
Meantime, the council of advisers yesterday approved in principle the amendments to the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority Act 1980 to make some provisions in keeping with the changed context.
It also approved in principle the amended EPZ Labour Union and Industrial Relations Act 2004 with insertions of some sections in the law governing labour unions at the export-processing zones.
The advisory council meeting at Bangladesh Secretariat also dis-cussed elaborately the Management of Sale and Purchase of Private Plots and Flats (Real Estate Development) Ordinance 2008.
Terming the draft of real-estate development ordinance important, the meeting sent it back for further consultation with stakeholders, emphasising wider public opinions about it.
Chief Adviser's Special Assistant for Power Division Dr M Tamim briefed the meeting on the latest state of load shedding due to repair ofsomepowerplants.
He informed that the country is now generating 3900MW of electricity against the demand for 4100 megawatts.
The chief adviser asked for taking short-term action plan to ensure smooth power supply ahead of the summer.
He also put emphasis on giving priority to uninterrupted electricity supply for irrigation.