The government has planned to appoint about 100,000 new health workers to further expand healthcare services in the country and reach the general public. In addition, initiatives are being taken to appoint 25,000 midwives with expertise in midwifery within the next three years.
In a major step toward modernising the country’s correctional system, Munshiganj District Jail has officially launched operations as country’s first fully cashless prison, introducing a technology-driven model aimed at ensuring transparency, accountability and enhanced security.
A Dhaka court has placed a Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) additional chief engineer and his wife on a two-day remand in a case over the alleged murder of a 9-year-old domestic worker in the capital’s Dhanmondi area.
Daily Ittefaq reporter Mohammad Didarul Alam and Dhaka Post Special Correspondent Mehedi Hasan Dalim have been elected president and general secretary respectively for 2026-27 tenure of the Supreme Court Reporters' Forum (SRF), a platform of journalists covering the judicial activities of the apex court.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will embark on a six-day official visit to Malaysia and China from June 21 to 26, accompanied by a 28-member delegation comprising senior government officials, including the foreign minister, foreign affairs adviser and expatriates’ welfare minister.
In a significant step toward reducing judicial backlog, the High Court has disposed of more than 20,000 long-pending cases within just four working days under a special case clearance initiative.