A fire broke out in the basement of the government officers' quarters in Mirpur-6, capital, on Monday evening, July 6. Six fire service units are working to bring the blaze under control.
The current crisis in the country's power sector is a result of the previous government's flawed policies and contracts signed with private power plants in disregard of national interests, Power and Energy State Minister Anindya Islam Amit has said. He added that the current government is working with those inherited limitations, while aiming to generate at least 10,000 megawatts of electricity from renewable energy by the end of its term.
On the third day of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations, 48 examinees were expelled, while 33,129 students were absent, according to a press release issued by the Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee on Monday, July 6.
Shop owners and traders at a market in Gulistan, Dhaka, have accused activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir of "occupation and extortion." A section of traders at Fulbaria Super Market-2 held a press conference on Monday, July 6, to raise the allegations.
The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education has withdrawn its directive requiring all government primary schools to keep three specific books in their libraries.
The Election Commission (EC) is preparing to hold local government elections in October. However, no official announcement will be made without discussions with the government, Election Commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Masud has said.