A new five-member 'Parliament Secretariat Commission' has been formed to make administrative and policy decisions for the National Parliament Secretariat. The high-level commission has been formed under Section 7 of the Parliament Secretariat Act, 1994, with National Parliament Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed Bir Bikram appointed as its chairman.
The government will import 500,000 tonnes of refined diesel from Kazakhstan and two cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Singapore through direct procurement to meet emergency fuel demand amid the Middle East war.
The government has changed the office schedule for government and private offices in response to the global fuel crisis caused by the Middle East war situation. Under the new decision, office hours have been reduced by one hour and set from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. The new schedule will take effect from Sunday, April 5.
Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman has held a meeting with the newly appointed administrators of 14 district councils.
Job-seeking students have given the government until April 12 to raise the entry age for government jobs to 35 years. They have warned of a tough nationwide movement if their demand is not met within this timeframe.
A court has granted permission to take former caretaker government official and former member of parliament Masud Uddin Chowdhury on remand for a third consecutive time. He will be interrogated in police custody.