Next to the collapsed Maini Bridge, the Bailey Bridge is under the supervision of the army

 It may take three weeks to restore the collapsed Bailey bridge over Maini river at Dighinala in Khagrachari. However, at this time, temporary bailey bridge and alternate roads are being constructed there under the supervision of 20 Engineering Construction Battalion (20 ECB) of the Army to keep traffic flowing through Maini river. Officials of 20 ECB said that small vehicles will be able to move through the temporary bridge tomorrow Saturday afternoon.

Earlier on Tuesday around 10:30 am, a truck carrying stone collapsed while crossing the Bailey Bridge on Maini River. The length of the bridge is said to be 110 meters. From the day after the accident, 20 ECB started construction of temporary Bailey Bridge and alternative roads on both sides.

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Muhammad Arafatul Alam told Prothom Alo that after the collapse of the Maini bridge, small tourist vehicles going to Babuchhara, Kabakhali, Rangamati's Baghaichhari, Baghaihat and Sajek are crossing through the new bridge which is one kilometer away from Thana Bazar. However, the bridge is short, causing long traffic jams on both sides. Apart from this, heavy vehicles are being crossed by making temporary roads on both sides of the newly constructed bridge in Hutchinspur area two kilometers away.

Going to the Maini Bridge area this morning, it was seen that the workers were busy opening the nuts and bolts of the broken Bailey Bridge. Construction of another temporary Bailey bridge is underway next to the bridge. The workers are spending busy time building the road across the river with bulldozers and excavators to build alternative roads on both sides of the bridge. Concrete and various tools have been brought in big trucks to build the bridge.

Bringing professionals under tax is in progress: NBR Chairman

NBR chairman said in the meeting, there are still many who are eligible to pay tax, but influential. He expressed his displeasure when talking about paying their taxes. However, he said that NBR is continuing the work of increasing Karjal consistently.

In the pre-budget discussions, Bangladesh Institute of Development Research (BIDS) proposed that 5 percent of the country's people earn 25 percent of the income. In terms of numbers, their number is approximately 50 lakhs. Apart from businessmen, there are various professionals including doctors, lawyers in this category.

In this regard, NBR Chairman Abu Hena Md. Rahmatul Munim said, "Among the professionals of the society, those who are considered worthy of paying taxes are being verified whether they are under the debt. We are collecting and analyzing the list of shopkeepers of doctors, engineers, lawyers, economists, members of various business organizations, members of the district chamber, large marketing shopkeepers.

I am working towards how to bring them all into debt. '

Besides, a list of those who owners of the departmental and district city houses, including the capital, are also underway, the NBR chairman said. He said that the homeowners who have a specific size (assumed taxable) house will be brought to their debt.

Abu Hena Md. Rahmatul Munim said some conditions could be imposed first in order to increase the debt. For example, if a person takes a certain amount (supposed to be taxable) to take resources or services, he must first show evidence of tax payments. Thus the debt will be extended in phases