Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Mosleh Uddin Ahmed has directed police members to be more active in their respective responsibilities to curb crime and keep the law and order situation in the capital normal. At the same time, he has directed further strengthening of security measures including block checks at important entry points and sensitive areas of Dhaka.
The government has taken an initiative to launch electric trains on the Narayanganj-Dhaka-Joydebpur route to usher in a new chapter in the country’s rail communication. A project worth Tk 3,823 crore has been taken up to operate electric trains for the first time on this approximately 52-kilometre-long route. The project is scheduled to be placed for approval at the meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) next Wednesday.
Md. Rafiqul Islam, 54, an inmate brought from Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj for treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), has died. Doctors declared him dead on Monday (September 14) morning. This brings the number of deaths of prison inmates taken to DMCH to five since September 6.
The country has received $142.70 crore in remittances in the first 13 days of September. In Bangladeshi currency the amount is nearly Tk 17,552 crore 10 lakh, calculated at Tk 123 per dollar. According to Bangladesh Bank data, remittance inflow in the ongoing September has recorded significant growth compared to the same period last year.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaid Islam and Chinese Ambassador to Dhaka Yao Wen have discussed further strengthening bilateral relations between Bangladesh and China and increasing cooperation on issues of mutual interest.
President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called for increased UK cooperation in Bangladesh's education, human resource development and technology sectors, and for further strengthening trade and investment between the two countries.