To curb lobbying and political influence regarding transfers, 409 engineers of the Public Works Department have been transferred through a lottery system. The transfer process took place at the conference room of the Public Works Building in Segunbagicha on Sunday.
The Bangladesh Public University Progotishil Shikkhok Samaj has demanded the immediate suspension of ongoing investigations and disciplinary proceedings against 404 teachers across 22 public universities. The demand was made on Sunday through a joint statement signed by the organization's president, Professor Dr. M. Wahiduzzaman, and general secretary, Professor Dr. Mahbubur Rahman.
Banks are no longer required to maintain 100 percent cash margin for opening letters of credit (LCs) for fruit imports. Bangladesh Bank has withdrawn the condition and issued new directives, allowing margins to be set based on the bank-client relationship and risk assessment.
In the first seven months of this year (January-July), 1,667 women and children have been victims of violence in the country, including 292 women and girls who were raped. Bangladesh Mohila Parishad has said these statistics prove that women and children are no longer safe anywhere in the country. However, the organisation's leaders stressed that women cannot be confined indoors through fear — they will remain organised to claim their rights.
A fire broke out at a helmet warehouse in the Mukimbazar area of Bangshal in the capital. Seven units of the Fire Service are working to bring the blaze under control.
Senior journalist and founding member of the Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU), Nurul Hasan Khan, has passed away. He had been suffering from terminal cancer for a long time. Prior to this, he was also undergoing treatment in the ICU at Lakeridge Health Hospital in Ontario, Canada, due to serious illness.