Dhaka, Aug. 10 -- The Railways Ministry has formed a high-powered committee to review the draft specifications prepared for the procurement of 30 metre-gauge locomotives for Bangladesh Railway.

Headed by Sheikh Moinuddin, special assistant to the chief adviser of the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges and the Ministry of Railways, the committee has been asked to submit the report within the next 15 working days.

The other members of the committee are: Director General of Bangladesh Railway, the Managing Director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) and a professor from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet).

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