Journalist Farzana Rupa falls ill, hospitalised
Journalist Farzana Rupa has been admitted to Bangladesh Medical University (BMU) as she suddenly fell ill.
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Power and Energy Minister Tuku hospitalised
Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku has been admitted to Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital in the capital due to illness.
Three air force members killed: five-member committee formed
Three members of the Bangladesh Air Force have been killed in a road accident while performing Quick Response Force (QRF) duty in the third terminal area of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. Four other members were seriously injured and are under treatment at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH). A five-member investigation committee has been formed to find out the cause of the accident.
Government announces special incentive for rooftop solar power installation
The government has announced a special incentive package for battery-included rooftop solar power systems to increase the use of renewable energy and ensure sustainable energy security. Consumers will get Tk 10.50 per unit for surplus electricity supplied to the national grid for a specific period under this arrangement, according to a press release signed by Muhammad Arif Sadek, Information and Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, on Tuesday (September 1).
Humayun Kabir signs condolence book at Nepal Embassy
Foreign State Minister Humayun Kabir has signed the condolence book at the Nepal Embassy in Dhaka expressing deep sorrow and sympathy over the massive loss of lives and damage caused by the devastating floods and landslides in Nepal on Tuesday (September 1).
TIB warns over new pay structure
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has reminded that the government had expressed hope that the new national pay structure for government employees would play an important role in building an efficient, dynamic and people-friendly public administration when it was approved in the cabinet. TIB has said in a written statement on Tuesday that there was exactly the same kind of optimism during the implementation of the eighth pay scale in 2015 as well, but in reality the result was completely the opposite. Against the increase in salaries and allowances, the extent and depth of irregularities, corruption and bribery in government institutions had rather increased at a higher rate.
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