The parliamentary standing committee on the ministry for home affairs recommended increasing the number of passport offices in Dhaka to deliver better services to the city dwellers.
The parliamentary watchdog made the recommendation at its 3rd meeting at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in Dhaka with committee chairman Benjir Ahmed in the chair, a press release said.
Committee members home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, Shamsul Alam Dudu, Moyj Uddin Sharif, Chayan Islam, Md Saddam Hossain (Pavel) and Hasina Bari Chowdhury attended the meeting, among others.
In the meeting, they also suggested the concerned authority remain alert so that no Rohingya could get a passport illegally.
The committee advised the law enforcers to take effective initiatives to make the holidaymaker鈥檚 forthcoming Eid journey smooth and stop stealing sacrificial animals ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
In the meeting, a detailed discussion was held through reports and presentations on the overall activities of the Border Guard Bangladesh and the Department of Immigration and Passport.
