Section 5Certain persons expressly forbidden to convey letters.

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5. Certain persons expressly forbidden to convey letters Wherever within Bangladesh posts or postal communications are established by the Government, the following persons are expressly forbidden to collect, carry, tender or deliver letters, or to receive letters for the purpose of carrying or delivering them, although they obtain no hire, reward or other profit or advantage for so doing, that is to say:– (a) common carriers of passengers or goods, and their servants or agents, except as regards letters solely concerning goods in their carts or carriages; (b) owners and masters of vessels sailing or passing on any river or canal in Bangladesh, or between any ports or places in Bangladesh, and their servants or agents, except as regards letters solely concerning goods on board, and except as regards postal articles received for conveyance under Chapter VIII; and (c) owners, pilots and other members of the crew of aircraft flying from or to any airports in Bangladesh.