State Minister: Travel agencies owe 12.30C to Biman

Travel agencies owe Tk12.30 crore to Biman Bangladesh Airlines, State Minister for Civil Aviation M Mahbub Ali said in the parliament on Thursday while replying to a tabled question of Awami League MP Habibar Rahman.

The state minister also said that various cargo agents owe Tk1.68 crore to Biman.

He said that initiatives were taken to recover the dues but to no avail as some travel agents went bankrupt and were in liquidation process.

 “No office or presence was found at the addresses given by many agents. Cases against some agents are ongoing,” Mahbub Ali said.

In response to a question from Haji Selim, Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury said that the number of landless families in the country now is 291,000, and 296,000 families have been rehabilitated.

He told the parliament that the rehabilitation program for remaining landless families is ongoing.

Source: UNB