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1. |
What
is Recall of Articles? |
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Postal
articles, in course of transmission
by post, may be recalled by the sender
or delivered to another address at
the request of the sender, without
reference to or the consent of the
first address. |
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What
is certificate of posting? |
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The
object of granting certificates of
posting is to afford the public an
assurance that letters and other articles
intended for transmission by post have actually been posted. |
3. |
What
is post office Saving Bank? |
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The
object of government to establish
post office Saving Bank is to provide
a ready means for the deposit of savings
and so to encourage current account. |
4. |
Is
transfer of account allowed? |
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A
deposit may have his account transferred
free of charge to any post office, provided that
the account shall have been in existence
for at least three months from the date
on which it was opened or reopened
on transfer. |
5. |
What
is International Reply-Coupons? |
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An international reply coupon (IRC) is a coupon that can be exchanged for one or more postage stamps representing the minimum postage for an unregistered priority airmail letter of up to twenty grams sent to another Universal Postal Union (UPU) member country. IRCs are accepted by all UPU member countries. |
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The
post restante is intended solely for
the accommodation of strangers and
travelers and even they may not use
the post Restante for more than three
months. |
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Money
is an order issued by the post office
for the payment of a sum of Money
the agency of the post office. |
8. |
What
is Postal Life Insurance? |
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Postal
life insurance was started over 100
years ago as a scheme for the benefit
of Postal employees with the object
of providing against the misfortunes
of the future and ensuring continued
well-being, happiness and security
of family life at the lowest possible
cost. The benefits of the scheme were
extended from time to time for the employees
of other government departments and
semi-government organizations and
institutions. Today the scheme is
not only open to government and semi-Government
employees but to all person having
assured means of regular income. Postal
Life Insurance is managed by Government
on a “No Profit on Loss" basis
and all the money in the Post Office
Insurance fund is held in trust for
the policy holders. |
9. |
How
can I avail window delivery service? |
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Window
delivery service is available in non
post Box area. An addressee could
receive all letters and other postal
articles at the window of post office,
free of any charge during working
hours Addressee, however, has to request
this facility in writing. |
10. |
What
happens to undeliverable articles? |
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An
article with an incomplete address
is consigned to Returned Letter Office.
While article of an unknown addressee
is either redirected in case fresh
address is known or kept in deposit
for seven days before sending it back
to sender or to the returned letter
office. |
11. |
What
happens to unpaid and insufficiently
paid inland and foreign letters. |
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An
inland letter posted unpaid is charged
on delivery with double the postage
and letter insufficiently prepaid
is charged on delivery with double
the amount of the deficiency similarly
unpaid and insufficiently paid letters
posted in Bangladesh for transmission
to a foreign country are returned
to senders if their addresses are easily ascertained. |
12. |
How
can I obtain advice of delivery of my
foreign parcel? |
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The
sender of a parcel addressed to any
parcel union country as well as to non-parcel
union country can obtain an advice of
its delivery by paying a nominal fee.
After the delivery of parcel the advice
of delivery card is returned duly completed
to the sender by the office of destination |
13. |
Can
I send articles of value in ordinary
letter? |
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Coin bullion precious stones Jewellery
currency notes and articles of gold
or silver may only be sent by the inland
post insured. They may be sent by the
foreign insured parcel post and can
also be sent by the foreign letter post
only in registered letters. |
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What
is prohibited to be transmitted by the
post? |
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a)
Anything, which is sent in contravention
of any enactment or government orders.
b) An indecent or obscene printing,
painting photography,
lithograph, engraving book, or card or any other indecent or obscene articles.
c) Any explosive, inflammable, dangerous, filthy, noxious or deleterious substance.
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15. |
Where
could I get commemorative Stamps? |
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Special
arrangement exists at Philatelic Bureaus
and philatelic counters operating in
all general post offices for the sale
of commemorative and special service
of postage stamp and first day of issue
covers and brochures to philatelists. |
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What
is Universal Postal Union? |
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Almost all the countries
of the world have joined together
a Union, known as the Universal Postal
Union to regulate the postal services amongst them.
Its Headquarter is in Berne, Switzerland.
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