After signing a deal to purchase 25 Boeing aircraft to modernise and expand Biman Bangladesh Airlines' fleet, the government has now taken the initiative to buy 10 more aircraft from European manufacturer Airbus. Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism M Rashiduzzaman Millat said a deal with Airbus on the matter could be signed by October.
State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Yasher Khan Chowdhury has said the government's goal is to ensure media freedom. He said the government is considering a proposal to require court permission before bringing journalists under any law. At the same time, he said necessary measures will be taken to prevent the spread of false, untrue and disinformation.
The government has ordered the Health Directorate to urgently fill around 35,000 vacant posts in grades 11 to 20 to strengthen healthcare services at the grassroots level.
The new Bangladesh-US agreement on the peaceful use of nuclear energy will not have any negative impact on the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, Prime Minister’s Adviser for Information and Broadcasting Dr Zahed Ur Rahman said.
The government is sorry and embarrassed over the vandalism at Radda MCH-FP Centre in Mirpur and allegations that several members of the ruling party were involved, Prime Minister’s Adviser for Information and Broadcasting Dr Zahed Ur Rahman said.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s proposed visit to India will take place at the appropriate time, with Bangladesh and India engaged in positive discussions to finalise the schedule, Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi said on Tuesday (September 29).