The High Court (HC) has directed the removal of all types of waste including plastic accumulated on the banks of the Buriganga river in the Islam Bagh area of Lalbagh and Kamrangirchar of Dhaka within the next 15 days. At the same time, the concerned authorities have been asked to submit a report to the court within four weeks after implementation of the directive.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has informed that the government is planning to introduce technical and vocational education or training with the aim of creating employment opportunities for the students of Qawmi madrasas at home and abroad. He informed this in reply to a supplementary question of Cumilla-6 constituency Member of Parliament Md. Monirul Haque Chowdhury in the National Parliament on Wednesday (September 2).
Interpol has issued Red Notice against two accused of the much-discussed Sohagi Jahan Tonu murder case of Cumilla, retired army personnel Md. Zahiduzzaman and Md. Shahin Alam. The international crime police organization Interpol issued separate Red Notices against them on Tuesday (September 1).
Anindya Islam Amit, State Minister for Power and Energy, has expressed optimism in the National Parliament that there will be visible improvement in the country’s power situation within the next 15 days. He said the government is making the highest effort so that the suffering that had to be endured regarding power and gas supply in August does not happen again in September.
President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called for a review and simplification of the existing “visa bond” requirement for Bangladeshi businesspeople and genuine tourists travelling to the United States.
The High Court has ordered an eight-week halt to road construction on the sand dunes of Cox’s Bazar sea beach, following allegations that the work was being carried out in violation of an earlier court directive to preserve the beach’s natural features.