State Minister for Jute and Textiles Mirza Azam has issued a clarification on a news item headlined "New Taxi Service in Capital: Costliest in South Asia" published in The Daily Star on March 31.

In the news it was said that the state minister is one of the owners of Toma Paribahan, which is not based on fact, says a clarification sent by Md Rezaul Karim, public relations office of the ministry.

"The state minister is not a owner of Toma Paribahan and he does not have any sort of business partnership with the organisation," it added. Our reply We stand corrected and offer our apology' for the mistake.