Panthpath signal is a little further from the capital's Farmgate. The road distance from Farmgate to Panthpath signal is only 700 meters. However, it has been reported that more than 21 lakh illegal tolls are collected annually from approximately 100 yards of the road from Panthpath signal to Kazipara junction within the 700 meter road. The busy road has now turned into a den of illegal extortion.

Private University Asia Pacific can be seen just a little further along the road in front of Anand Cinema Hall located at Farmgate of the capital. Crossing the educational institution and moving forward, you will see hundreds of rickshaws parked on the road adjacent to the old gate of Pani Bhavan. As a result, the common people traveling on this road are suffering daily.

Common people suffer due to illegal rickshaw garages occupying the road but few people are benefiting. Among which are the names of some local leaders and activists of the ruling party.

The road was seen on spot visit, rickshaws plying in different parts of the capital came and accumulated at this place after 7 pm. During the day, 50 to 60 rickshaws are always parked here, but as the night progresses, the rickshaw line gets longer. Basically the rickshaw pullers park the rickshaws all night on this road after earning the whole day. As a result of rickshaw parking on the main road, traffic jams are also seen on this road most of the time after evening.

According to the investigation, more than 300 rickshaws are parked every day in this garage built by occupying the road. A fee of Tk. 20 per day is charged from the rickshaws for this parking.

If a minimum of 300 rickshaws are accounted, according to the calculation, daily fee is collected from the rickshaw garage built in this short distance area of Tk. 6 thousand. As such, the amount of monthly subscription is Tk. 1 lakh 80 thousand. And at the end of the year, this figure stands at Tk. 21 lakh 60 thousand.

According to the complaints of common people traveling on the road, rickshaws are kept on this road with regular subscription through lineman. And the local leaders and activists of the ruling party get the share of this contribution. Basically they collect money through linemen.

Barta24.com conducted an investigation based on the source of the complaint. The investigation revealed the name of a person named Sohail who was allegedly in charge of the lineman. He is the one who collects regular subscriptions and built a rickshaw garage occupying the main road. He also built a rice hotel next to the footpath next to this rickshaw garage.

Meanwhile, talking to several rickshaw pullers who use the garage, they also admitted that they have to pay Tk. 20 per rickshaw. However, in most cases, the rickshaw owners calculate the number of their rickshaws and give subscription to Sohail, they said.

When asked about these matters, Lineman Sohel told Barta24.com that these are not extortion. Those poor people leave their rickshaws here. Leave it at night, take it again in the morning. Why don't you see everything else? Why are you so paranoid about this road, brother, don't you do other work? I will talk to you later.

When asked about this, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Tejgaon Traffic Division, Mostak Ahmed told Barta24.com that when I am in charge, we keep the main road (main road) empty. And the sidewalks are usually watched by police.

He said, "When my traffic police are on duty during the day, we try to keep all the roads empty." There is no opportunity to occupy the main road. And if such matters remain, then we will ask the Thana police to take action.

Tejgaon Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mohammad Mohsin told Barta24.com that action has been taken against them several times. Regular evacuations are also done. We constantly work against them. Meanwhile, the police brought them and removed them. We continue our efforts.

In response to the question of how they occupy the place and resume their activities even if they are sometimes evicted, he said, when the operation is carried out, everyone gets better, but when the eviction is over, they go back to their previous positions; What to do? As long as people are not good, it is difficult to complete these tasks completely.

However, the officer-in-charge (OC) of Tejgaon police station Mohammad Mohsin sometimes gave the information about the evacuation, but the traders in the vicinity said that the traders staying in this area were evacuated but the rickshaw garage was not evacuated.

On the condition of anonymity, a local businessman said that all the shops have been raided at various times around the sidewalk or road. But I have never seen a rickshaw raiding this garage. I have been doing business here for almost 4 to 5 years now, but I have never seen any action taken against this garage even once.

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Dhaka North City Corporation told Barta24.com that you provide details including address on WhatsApp, we will look into the matter and take appropriate action.

US State Department Assistant Minister for South Asia Donald Lu is coming to Dhaka again. He is scheduled to come to Dhaka in the middle of this month to discuss Bangladesh-US relations.

On Tuesday (May 7), the diplomatic sources of the two countries confirmed the truth of this matter.

This is the US Assistant Secretary's first visit to Dhaka after Bangladesh's 12th national elections. Before this, he last visited Bangladesh last July. After the election on January 7, the discussion around Lu's visit has started in the diplomatic arena.

This will be the 4th visit of Donald Lu, who is discussed in South Asia for various reasons, to Dhaka. He last visited Bangladesh last July as part of a multi-faceted campaign, including announcing a separate US visa policy for Bangladesh to ensure a credible election. At that time, he was accompanied by Uzra Jaya, the US Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights. Due to the increased heat of the political field before the election, the double visit of Uzra Zeya and Donald Lu was much discussed in the country and outside the country. Uzra Zeya and Donald Lu met the highest levels of government that time.

In Achmita Union of Katiadi Upazila of Kishoreganj, the ancient British-era Shishu Bazar still survives as a witness of time. Although the name is Shishu Bazar, it is actually a milk market. This traditional milk market has been meeting the demand of milk in the region for years.

Every morning buyers meet with wholesalers and retailers at the cow milk market. Here the farmers sell about 6-7 thousand liters of milk every day. Farmers are happy to get cash by selling milk.

Talking to the local elders, it is known that during the British period, the British used to visit the Achmita area. In Hossainpur and Jalalpur of Katiadi there was a blue hut.(Neel Kuthi). Among them, Jalalpur was the largest furnace in Asia. which still exists today. Considering the geographical advantage, the British started living in the present Achmita area by setting up some palaces. There is a legend that Shishu Bazar for milk is required for feeding their young children. Over time comes the Zamindari era. Then they also used to take milk from this market in the morning. This Bazar used to start from the crowing of dawn which is still going on for ages Today it is known as Shishu Bazar to the people of Ashmita.

The farmers who came to the market said that about a thousand farmers of the union raise dairy cows. They produce about 7-8 thousand liters of milk. Medium and small farmers bring milk to the market and sell milk to retailers and wholesalers. 8-10 wholesalers collect milk here.

Going to the market on Tuesday (May 7) morning, it is seen that farmers are bringing fresh milk by bi-cycle, rickshaw and CNG auto rickshaw. Someone is standing with a bottle, pitcher, jug, some brought two liters, some 10 liters, some brought more milk. Tk. 70-80 per liter is being retailed. Again wholesalers are buying milk and pouring it in drums. The sweet smell of milk is spreading in the air. The farmers got the price at the rate of Tk. 60-70 per litre. Most of the customers in the market are sweet sellers. Milk is collected and used to make sweets.

Zamir Uddin (75), a milk seller of Achmita village, said, 'Our fathers and grandfathers used to sell milk here. I have been watching since childhood. I do not know how old this market is. I am bringing three liters of milk. It feels good to sell and get cash.'

Madan Gopal, a buyer from Bajitpur said, 'I have been collecting milk from this market for 30 years. Ancestors also took from here. I bought 70 liters of milk for the sweet shop.

This Bazar runs from dawn to 9 am in Achmita Bazar next to the Katiadi-Kishoreganj regional road.

Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Muhammad Farooq Khan said that the government will buy 10 more aircraft made by Airbus.

He said this after a meeting with Annie Marie Trevelainn, Minister of State for the Indo-Pacific Region of the UK Department of Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, at her office in the Secretariat on Tuesday (May 7).

The minister said that what can be done in the civil aviation sector was the focus of our discussion. They saw our new airport. They understand that there will be a lot of work here. In Europe they make Airbus, we have Boeing. We are also thinking of buying Airbus.

The United Kingdom will also provide technical support to Bangladesh's third terminal, Saidpur Airport, and the tourism sector. In this case, the country will provide modern training to the workers. The aviation minister said that the third terminal will be inaugurated within the next six months.

At that time, Annie Marie said, UK is interested in Bangladesh's aviation and tourism related issues. The country wants to work together with Bangladesh in this regard. The state minister of the Indo-Pacific region of the United Kingdom said that she had a preliminary discussion with the Aviation minister and said that she will also have a meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, where the matter will be discussed in detail.