Bangladesh minister trips over traffic jam
July 6th, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANSDhaka, July 6 (IANS) Late by nearly half an hour in joining the House proceedings, Bangladesh Home Minister Sahara Khatun pleaded she was delayed by traffic congestion — but she then went on to assure members that “traffic jam in the city has been reduced to a large extent”.
Sahara Khatun was scheduled to reply to lawmakers’ queries during question hour after the national assembly Jatiyo Sangsad began its sitting around 5.35 p.m. Tuesday.
She arrived around 25 minutes late and, before starting to reply, she told the House that she was delayed due to traffic congestion, reported Daily Star.
However, while replying to a lawmaker’s query on traffic jams in the city, Sahara Khatun, in a scripted answer, said: “Traffic jam in the city has been reduced to a large extent for ensuring movement of vehicles according to traffic rules.”
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