Bangladesh Border Security Proposal Sparks Online Questions About Passenger Charges
Stream Dhaka · 2wAccording to Hasnat Abdullah's statement, a charge of $8 will be imposed per trip. This means that a person will have to spend a total of $16 extra for each trip. But there is no discussion about such an important issue, and even the role of…
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Stream Dhaka · 2wAccording to Hasnat Abdullah's statement, a charge of $8 will be imposed per trip. This means that a person will have to spend a total of $16 extra for each trip. But there is no discussion about such an important issue, and even the role of the media is questionable.More importantly, there is an allegation that the son of the Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed is involved in this project. If the allegation is true, the issue of conflict of interest is extremely important.
The government must clarify who is involved in the project and what their commercial interests are.The biggest question is, why is this project being implemented through direct procurement instead of international tendering?The questions are very simple:1. What is the logic behind the $8 per passenger charge?2. How much of this money will go to the beneficiaries and how much will go to local partners?3.
Why is the entire process not being transparently disclosed—this is the right of the people to know.This is not just a matter of a technology project; it is a question of transparency in government procurement, conflict of interest in potential interests, and accountability of the people's money.LikeReplySee original (Bengali)Edited