Prime Minister (PM) Tarique Rahman’s motorcade briefly gave way to an ambulance on the Dhaka elevated expressway, in what officials described as a spontaneous decision prioritising an emergency medical case.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is going on a field visit with the aim of radically changing the country's water resources management and agricultural sector. He will visit Chandpur on May 16 and Feni on May 25. Water Resources Minister Md. Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie informed reporters after a high-level meeting with the Prime Minister on Wednesday (May 6).
The government has decided to renovate and reactivate district-level stadiums and swimming complexes across the country, with a strict directive that no fairs or non-sporting events will be allowed at these venues in the future, said Youth and Sports State Minister Aminul Haque.
A passenger-carrying microbus caught fire while in motion in the capital's Farmgate area on Wednesday morning (May 6).
On the occasion of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha, State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, Mir Shahe Alam, has warned that no kind of extortion will be tolerated at the animal markets for sacrificial animals. He clearly stated that there will be no extortion at the cattle markets. However, strict action will be taken if extortion occurs.
In a major reshuffle in the police department, the Home Ministry today transferred a total of 39 officers, including nine Deputy Inspectors General (DIGs) and 30 Superintendents of Police (SPs).