Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has signalled that a new leadership of the Jatiotabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) could be announced soon, during a meeting with six senior leaders of the BNP’s student wing in Dhaka on Thursday night (August 13).
The government has taken an initiative to launch a 'Parent Circle' to monitor children's education and health, aiming to improve the quality of education and increase parental engagement with schools, said State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Boby Hajjaj.
The government will import five more cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in August, totalling approximately 16 million British thermal units (MMBtu).
The government is tightening measures on aromatic rice exports as demand and prices have risen abnormally in the domestic market. The Ministry of Commerce has initiated steps to review, reduce or adjust previously approved export quotas. To this end, export-permitted companies have been asked to submit details of the actual quantity of aromatic rice exported abroad within the next three working days.
The moon of the holy month of Rabiul Awwal was not sighted in Bangladesh's sky. As a result, the counting of the holy month of Rabiul Awwal of 1448 Hijri will begin from August 15. Accordingly, the holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi (PBUH) will be celebrated on August 26.
Bangladesh has sought Saudi Arabia's cooperation in bringing back the bodies of Bangladeshi nationals killed in a recent fire in Riyadh. Discussions were held on identifying the deceased and the repatriation process.