The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) has formed a 'Social Media Monitoring Committee' to oversee members of the education family under its jurisdiction regarding the publication and dissemination of content that contravenes government guidelines or is objectionable, misleading, false or negative. The committee has also been instructed to preserve any such content and inform the committee convener via email.
The government has taken an initiative to use advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence, for faster cargo clearance at airports. Discussions have also been held on building temporary and permanent warehouses to increase cargo handling capacity, along with developing cold storage infrastructure for sensitive products such as pharmaceuticals.
Following the announcement by Prime Minister's Principal Secretary A B M Abdus Sattar that the long-awaited 9th National Pay Scale for government employees is in its final stages, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has now provided good news on the matter. The finance minister said the government is working on the new pay scale and discussions are ongoing, with the new pay scale to be announced within this year.
The country's law and order situation has improved, but public expectations have not yet been fully met, said Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed. "The people will judge whether law and order has improved in the 180 days of the government. However, meeting public expectations will take more time," he said.
A fish trader was injured after being attacked by four muggers who intercepted his rickshaw and robbed him of Tk 62,000 and a mobile phone near Jatrabari wholesale market in Dhaka early Monday (August 17).
A special women-only bus service will be launched in the capital on Tuesday, August 18. Only women will be allowed as passengers on these buses. The bus service, operated by the Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC), will also have women drivers and conductors.