Strict security measures were implemented around the Dhanmondi 32 area in Dhaka as police and alternative groups heavily guarded the site of the dismantled residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Barricades were erected across main access points, pedestrian and vehicular movement was restricted, and armored vehicles along with water cannons were deployed early in the morning to prevent potential unrest.
The Highway Police will introduce an AI-powered 'auto fine system' on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway to enforce traffic rules. The initiative will begin on Tuesday, August 18.
A group of young men identifying themselves as 'July fighters' led by State Dialogue Forum (SDF) Member Secretary A N M Ayas has been accused of assaulting several people at Dhanmondi 32 in the capital on Saturday.
Telecom sector experts and stakeholders have called for a transparent, analytics-driven and publishable valuation model for spectrum management. They stressed that spectrum should not be viewed merely as a source of immediate government revenue but as a driver of the national digital infrastructure and the future economy powered by artificial intelligence (AI), cloud and IoT.
Former interim government Law Adviser Asif Nazrul has said Bangladesh might not have achieved independence in 1971 had Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman not been born, describing his role in the country’s struggle for self-rule and independence as “undeniable and unparalleled.”
Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister Dr A N M Ehsanul Haque Milan has said the government has taken steps to ease the financial hardship of teachers on the birthday of former BNP Chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia.