Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said the 1,300 development projects inherited from the previous administration as a significant financial and administrative burden, saying many of them cannot be scrapped despite concerns over their viability because substantial portions of the work have already been completed.
Health Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Hossain has said that antibiotic-resistant infections are increasing at an alarming rate across the country, describing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as one of the country’s fastest-growing public health challenges.
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said that drug abuse across the country has reached an alarming level, with an estimated 82 lakh people currently addicted to various narcotic substances across the country.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is expected to hold a key bilateral meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang today (June 25) at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, where the two countries likely to sign at least 15 agreements and memorandums of understanding (MoUs) aimed at deepening economic and strategic cooperation.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the Communist Party of China (CPC) have formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), marking a new chapter in political and institutional engagement between the two parties.
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami's Dhaka Metropolitan South unit has expelled four of its leaders following an investigation into the attack on journalists in Dhanmondi on Tuesday, June 23.