Sylhet Bureau :
Jalalabad Gas T&D System Ltd Managing Director Md. Atiqur Rahman said that public hearing is basically an effective method of taking public opinions in government activities.
Through this, accountability of officials is increased, corruption is prevented and trust between citizens and the government is created. There are various processes to make government offices people-friendly and dynamic, of which public hearing is an important step.
As part of that initiative, Jalalabad Gas has been organizing public hearings regularly so that the opinions of customers can be heard directly. He said that gas is not just a fuel, it is the light of our homes, cooking stoves and the productive power of industries.
It is the responsibility of all of us to ensure that this national resource is used safely and efficiently. He further said that if gas is wasted or stolen, the loss is not only of the government but also of every citizen. Wasting one unit of gas means depriving the rights of another family.
Therefore, he urged customers to be vigilant and requested them to report any leakage or irregularity to the office immediately. He said, we want Jalalabad Gas Office to be a people’s office, where action is taken quickly after hearing complaints, and every customer feels valued.
We are committed to improving transparency, accountability and service quality. We are all citizens of this country and joint owners of this resource. To keep the gas sector sustainable, affordable and safe, the government, administration and people, these three parties, have to work together.
He made the above remarks in the chairman’s speech at the Public Hearing 2025 program at the conference room of Jalalabad Gas Office in Mendibagh of the city on Wednesday at 11 am to improve the quality of service to JGTDSL customers and ensure transparency and accountability in its activities.
The public hearing programme, moderated by Assistant Engineer (Software and System Development Branch) Fahim Ahamad,
Petrobangla Deputy General Manager (Vigilance) M Nasimul Alim, Petrobangla Representative (Planning Strategy and Resources Mobilization) Prof. Bishwajit Saha, Engineer Mohammad Sarwar Jahan Mahmud.
General Manager Engineer Liton Kazi, Engineer Muhammad Rezaul Karim, Engineer Nizam Uddin, Engineer Md. Abu Bakr, Company Secretary Md. Rafiqul Islam, General Manager (Finance) Sunil Kumar Vaishnav, General Manager (Revenue) Md. Mir Mosharraf Hossain, Md. Ruhul Karim Chowdhury, DGM Biplob Das, DGM Faizul Akhter Chowdhury, DGM Md. Abdul Wahab.
Deputy General Manager Taufiqul Ahsan Chowdhury, DGM Md. Monowar Hossain, Sylhet District Press Club President Moin Uddin, Sylhet Press Club General Secretary Mohammad Sirajul Islam, Bangladesh CNG Filling Station and Conversion Workshop Owners Association President Amiruzzaman Chowdhury.
Acting General Secretary Subrata Dhar Bappi, Former Vice President Sajuwan Ahmed, Organizing Secretary Ali Afsar Md. Fahim, Finance Secretary Fayez Uddin Ahmed, Member Jihad Ahmed, Member Farhad Ali Emon, Member Monowar Hossain, Wali Mahmud, Malini Chara Tea Garden.
Assistant Manager Bidyut Talukder, Engineer Kaysar Ahmed, Md. Monir Ahmed, Md. Nasir Chowdhury, Md. Matiur Rahman, AKM Monowar Hossain, Bishwajit Talukder, Nandalal Gop, Md. Abdul Haque, Soumitra Das, Taimus Ali, Kaysar Ahmed, Faruk Ahmed, Humayun Rashid, Zafar Ahmed, Md. Nuruzzaman Siddiqui, Monindra Das.
Md. Kamal Hossain, Md. Ashraf Uddin, Abdul Malek, Chaiful Alam, Shamim Ahmed, Abdul Mannan, Aftab Uddin, Ranjan Kumar Sarkar, Mehedi Hasan, Ratan Baroi, R. A. Rana, Sabbir Ahmed, Md. Ariful Islam, Salam Ahmed, Shafiqur Rahman, Shantanu Roy.
Shariful Haque, Zillur Rahman, SM Anik Islam, Krishna Moni Biswas, Professor Sirajul Haque, Executive Committee Member Farhad Ali Emon, AKM Monowar Ahmed, Iftekhar Ahmed, Advocate Nadim Rahman, Sanjay Das, Akhtarul Islam, Jamed Ahmed, Sabbir Ahmed and Lokman Ahmed among others also addressed and attended the programme.
