বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ তৃতীয় পত্র
quotation of unreasonable rates refusal to quote station to station rates, etc. In addition, the tribunal shall be assigned the work of dealing with complaints in connection with the exercise of revisionary powers of General Managers in regard to cases of removal from service and dismissal of Class III employees.
(2) Railway Service Commission.
It will conduct selections for the recruitment of Class III employees for the different units. This will be done at Rajshahi, Chittagong, Khulna and Dhaka.
(3) office of the Railway Liaison Officer with the Director General of Supplies and Disposal.
(4) Railway Staff College, Chittagong.
The Railway Staff College shall be established for importing specialized technical training to Railway Offices. It shall provide courses of training on general railway working to Probationary Officers & also refreshers courses for Junior Officers. Besides, it arranges periodically special lectures on selected subjects by lecturers who have specialized in their line, mainly for the benefit of Senior Officers.
Department of Transport
The Department shall be responsible for the following subjects:
(a) Road Transport & Road Development,
(b) Major Ports
(c) Tourism.
(a) Road Transport. The major functions under this head shall be to laydown principles for taxation of motor vehicles and for the regulation of road transport all over Bangladesh, including registration of motor vehicles, licensing of drivers and conductors, safety pleasures, insurance of motor vehicles against third party risks, nationalization of road transport, etc. I shall deal with all the Acts in this field.
Road Development
The Government shall be dealing with the following subjects relating to roads:
(i) Highways declared by Parliament or under law made by Parliament, to be National Highways.
(ii) Other Roads covered by the Government grants.
(iii)Road communications declared to be of national or military importance.
Ports.
Development, expansion and modernization of the ports at Chittagong & Khulna.
Maritime Shipping & Lighthouses.
Inland Waterways & Inland Water Transport.
This has been so far neglected in Bangladesh. It should be developed, expanded and modernized as the main arteries of communications in Bangladesh.
