Prime Minister's Adviser for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, and Science and Technology, Rehan Asif Asad, has outlined five government priorities: reducing the tax burden in the telecommunications sector, improving mobile and broadband service quality, building robust digital infrastructure, creating AI-skilled manpower, and expanding electronics production.
Amid widespread speculation that BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir may be nominated for the presidency, he has said he knows nothing about the matter. When contacted by media on Sunday night, he said he had no information regarding a presidential nomination.
Police have recovered two severed human hands from a plastic bag in Kamrangirchar, Dhaka. The hands have been sent to Dhaka Medical College (DMCH) Hospital morgue for DNA testing to identify their owner.
The Cabinet Division has formed six committees to ensure the smooth organisation and management of the new president's oath-taking ceremony. An office order was issued in this regard on Sunday, August 9.
The government is re-evaluating the feasibility of constructing a second Padma Bridge, said Road Transport and Bridges Minister Sheikh Rabiul Alam, adding that no final decision has yet been made on where the bridge will be built.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has held a meeting with Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh Amir Allama Shah Muhiubullah Babunagari and other top leaders of the organisation in Fatikchhari, Chattogram. During the meeting, he called on Hefazat to remain alongside BNP in the future as they had been before the elections.