The anti-liberation forces that opposed Bangladesh's independence in 1971 and collaborated with the Pakistani army are now trying to become active in politics in a new guise, BNP Secretary General and LGRD Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said.
The government has decided to form ‘vigilance teams’ in every district of the country to keep the fuel oil market stable and monitor the supply system. At the same time, a special reward is being announced for those who provide information on any illegal hoarding or manipulation of oil.
Five thousand metric tonnes of diesel has arrived at the Parbatipur Railhead Depot in Dinajpur via pipeline from the Numaligarh Refinery in Assam, India.
The approved Tobacco Control Ordinance, aimed at protecting the health of women, children, and youth, will be turn into law in the first session of Parliament, said Farzana Sharmin, Honorable State Minister of the Ministry of Social Welfare of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said that the most glorious chapter in Bangladesh's history is its independence and the great Liberation War of 1971, because the nation fought and triumphed against one of the world's most powerful armies at that time.
The history of the 1971 Liberation War should not be conflated with any other history, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said.