Mujibur Rahman, a Member of Parliament from Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, has raised objections over the practice of "bowing the head" as a mark of respect when entering the Jatiya Sangsad chamber. He raised the issue on a point of order during Tuesday's parliamentary session.
Excess soil has been removed from the base of the Padma Railway Bridge pillar, said Road Transport and Bridges Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam. He said this in response to questions from reporters at the Secretariat on Tuesday afternoon (June 16).
Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that local government elections across the country may start in phases from September or October after the monsoon season of this year. There is a plan to complete the elections of union parishad, municipality, upazila, district parishad and city corporation within the next one year.
The Jahangirnagar University (JU) administration has decided to send one teacher into forced retirement and impose various punishments on nine others over allegations of involvement in attacks during the July 2024 movement. The decisions were taken at a syndicate meeting held early Tuesday morning, June 16.
The government has taken an initiative to amend the 'Child Marriage Restraint Act, 2017' to make online birth registration records mandatory for marriage registration, replacing the manual process.
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) has approved five projects at a total cost of Tk 7,003.36 crore.