The Ministry of Public Administration has issued a government order (GO) for 35 senior government officials to go to Pakistan for training. Among them there are five of additional secretary rank and 30 of joint secretary rank. This 14-day training will begin on November 9 at the National School of Public Policy in Lahore of Pakistan and will continue till November 22.
The Health Emergency Operation Center and Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Services has reported that three more people died of dengue in the last 24 hours across the country. During the same period 1,674 new dengue patients were admitted to hospitals.
Four more children died with measles symptoms in the past 24 hours, ending at 8:00am today.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday announced a series of benefits including higher monthly salaries, increased retirement benefits, mobile phone allowances and more frequent bicycle supplies for members of the Village Police Force (Gram Police Force).
The government has renamed four Bangladesh Coast Guard ships previously named after the four national leaders. In addition, another Coast Guard vessel named 'Joy Bangla' has also been renamed.
A court in Dhaka has once again extended the deadline for submitting an investigation report into the murder of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi, setting Dec 9 as the new date after investigators failed to complete their probe.