Interim government adviser Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan has said he will contest the upcoming election, though the announcement of his resignation will be communicated in due time by the office of the chief adviser.
A tense situation unfolded at the Bangladesh Secretariat on Wednesday (December 10) as officials and employees from all ministries and divisions launched a united protest demanding a 20% Secretariat allowance for all staff.c
Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Ministry of Water Resources, has said that climate finance reform must prioritise the needs of local communities, institutional capacity and transparency. Swift fund-distribution mechanisms, proper planning, coordination with international partners and financing structures that protect vulnerable groups are now urgent.
Sakibul Hasan Rana, a student critically injured in a clash between two factions of Chhatra Dal over drug use and control at Tejgaon College dormitory in Dhaka, has died after four days of fighting for his life.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) wants to strengthen cooperation with Bangladesh in combating international organised crimes such as drug trafficking, human trafficking, corruption and terrorism.
The hanging body of police sub-inspector Aftab Uddin Rigan was recovered from the Detective Training School (DTS) operated by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Dhaka’s Paltan area.