Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has expressed sorrow over the extreme suffering of the city residents due to the severe waterlogging in Chattogram. He said that he has spoken to the mayor of Chattogram City Corporation in this regard. The government is working to normalize the situation as soon as possible.
Water Resources Minister Md. Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee has announced a plan to plant 250 million trees in the next five years to protect people in coastal areas from natural disasters. At the same time, he said that a strong green belt will be built along the coast to combat disasters such as cyclones, tidal waves, cyclones and floods.
Opposition lawmaker Rumeen Farhana called for the cancellation of what she described as a “non-beneficial” trade agreement between Bangladesh and the United States, raising the issue in the national parliament.
Barrister Badruddoza Badal has been nominated as the Legal Secretary of the BNP's National Executive Committee.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman said that money has been given to 37,814 'women-headed' families through family cards for women's economic empowerment. Under this program, monthly assistance of Tk 2,500 is being provided to marginal and low-income families to improve their living standards. This initiative has been taken to strengthen social security and increase the economic capacity of poor families. Through this, efforts are being made to make women-headed families financially self-reliant.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said the government is pursuing a long-term plan to gradually ensure basic facilities across all regions of the country, aiming to reduce the pressure on Dhaka through decentralisation.