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Environment polluting industries to be shut

Warns state minister in parliament

Staff Correspondent
The government will close down the mills and industries responsible for polluting environment to save the nation from disaster caused by climate change, the state minister for forest and environment told the House yesterday.
In response to the lawmakers’ queries, State Minister Mostafizur Rahman assured the House that the government would not make any compromise with the mills and industries, which are polluting the environment.
The state minister, however, urged the House to adopt a resolution unanimously to save the rivers from being polluted and the country from the disaster of pollution.
“It’s not possible for me alone to do the task The House should pass a resolution for it The matters should be dealt with nationally," he said.
Replying to a question, Mostafizur also said
one should think about the environment before establishing any mill or factory.
Meanwhile, Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury told the House that there is no shortage of fertilizer in the country.
She said the fertiliser distribution system will not be changed soon considering the current peak-season of paddy cultivation.
The minister, however, said the current system of fertiliser distribution is not flawless and efforts will be taken to make it flawless.
In reply to a query, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister GM Quader said the ministry is trying to collect small aircraft to ensure smooth operation of flights to all domestic routes.
The minister said the ongoing problems regarding flight schedules might be continued until 10 new aircraft join the fleet. The Biman Bangladesh made a profit ofTk 19 crore in fiscal year 2007-08, the minister said, adding that different steps are being carried out to make the national flag carrier more profitable.
Planning Minister AK Khandker, also in-charge of the armed forces division in parliament, told the I louse that a total of 9,249 members of Bangladesh armed forces are now working under the UN peacekeeping mission and Kuwait mission.
Responding to a query of an AL lawmaker, the minister said a total of 7,968 personnel belong to army while 226 to Navy and 244 to air force. Another 811 personnel of Bangladesh armed forces are working under the Kuwait mission, he added.
“No proposal for sending troops permanently to any country is under consideration of die government," the minister said, adding that troops are sent to a country as part of the UN mission and they stay there for five to eigh t years.
The state minister for liberation war affairs, AB Tajul Islam, yesterday skipped a question whether any bill will be placed in the parliament to hold trial of war criminals.
In reply to a query, the state minister said that a resolution was unanimously passed in the parliament on January 27 calling upon the government to ensure trial of war criminals of 1971.