Bidisha Ershad, second wife of former president and founder chairman of Jatiya Party Hussain Muhammad Ershad, has been arrested by police. She has been arrested on the basis of the sentence and warrant issued by the court in a fraud case, police informed.
Bangladesh Association of Pharmaceutical Industries (BAPI) has said that various pharmaceutical companies have stopped production of nearly 60 percent of the medicines in the list of 117 essential medicines of the country. Although production costs have been increasing continuously, it has not been possible to continue production in the face of losses as the prices of these medicines have not been adjusted for a long time, the association informed.
Dr Md Moniruzzaman, additional secretary attached to the Local Government Division, has been appointed as the new managing director (MD) of Dhaka WASA. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification appointing him to this post on deputation on Tuesday (August 25).
Abdul Mabud, commissioner of Rangpur Metropolitan Police, has been transferred following the much-discussed four murder incident. In his place, DIG of the Police Special Branch Mahbubur Rashid has been given charge as the new commissioner of Rangpur.
The government has issued a new ‘Import Policy Order 2026-29’ to make the import process easier and more business-friendly. In it, emphasis has been given on relaxing the existing restrictions on opening LCs as well as simplifying imports, free trade and increasing investment. At the same time, the issue of creating compatibility of Bangladesh with the global trade system in the post-LDC graduation period has also received importance in the policy.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has called for following the ideals of peace, justice, compassion, forgiveness and humanity of the Great Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) on the occasion of holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi (PBUH). He laid emphasis on building a peaceful and welfare-based society by establishing justice and human values in personal, family, social and state life.