Govt to review MoU on power import from India

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The government has decided to review the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on power import from India which was signed between the two neighbouring countries during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to India in January this year, reports UNB.
The decision was taken at a regular cabinet meeting held at the Bangladesh Secretariat with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair Monday.
Addressing a press briefing at the PID conference room, Press Secretary to the Prime Minister Abul Kalam Azad said the Prime Minister at the cabinet meeting has given the charge of further scrutinising the MoU before the Bangladesh government finally ratifies it to finance Minister AMA Muhith, Planning Minister Air Vice-Marshal (retd) AK Khandaker and economic affairs adviser to the PM Dr. Moshiur Rahman.
Azad said the government's policy is to increase power generation in the country and at the same time continue efforts to import electricity from the neighbouring country.
Besides, the cabinet approved the Bangladesh Tourism Board Act 2010.
Earlier, the Tourism Board Act had been placed in cabinet on December 24 last year.
The cabinet also approved Battalion Ansar (Amendment) Act 2010.
From now on, according to the amendment, jobs of the battalion ansar will be made permanent after completion of nine years in their jobs instead of 12 years.
The cabinet also brought amendments to the Non-government Primary Teachers Welfare Trust Act 2000.
The act was formed for the socio-economic benefit of the teachers and their family members.
As per the new amendment, the member secretary will be a teacher, while there will be two vice-chairmen in the trustee committee.
The cabinet meeting was informed about expatriates welfare and overseas employment minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain's Lebanon visit.