State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam has held a courtesy meeting with Mitchell Lee, Charge d'Affaires (CDA) of the Singapore High Commission in Bangladesh. The meeting took place on Wednesday, March 25.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will pay tribute to the martyrs at the National Memorial in Savar on the occasion of the Great Independence Day tomorrow, Thursday.
Muhammad Talebur Rahman, Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), has been posted as Deputy Commissioner of the Lalbagh division. He had been serving in DMP's Media and Public Relations (MPR) division until now.
The passenger bus that plunged into the Padma River while boarding a ferry at Daulatdia's No. 3 ghat in Goalanda upazila, Rajbari, has sunk to a depth of approximately 30 feet, the Fire Service has said. Efforts are underway to pull the bus out, but it has not yet been sighted. Meanwhile, rescue operations have been somewhat hampered by stormy weather.
A three-member delegation of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) paid a courtesy call on National Parliament Deputy Speaker Barrister Kayser Kamal.
Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman has said that 120 of the 133 ordinances issued during the interim government have been reviewed. The review process gave utmost priority to the 'July Charter' and the country's constitution. Notably, all members of the committee agreed on the four ordinances related to July. Discussions on the remaining ordinances will resume on March 29.