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Tech-skilled people will be leaders of digital revolution: Palak
State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Friday said that the government is building a labour force of frontier technology-skilled people who would lead the future digital revolution.
PM shocked at death of ex-AL leader Bachhu
Prime Minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina on Friday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of former vice president of Dhaka North unit of AL Alhaj Azizur Rahman Bachhu.
Rubana Huq urged to withdraw ‘anti-worker’ statement
Leaders of Bangladesh Confederation of Labour (BCL) on Friday said the national disaster caused by the coronavirus pandemic will be intensified if owners start laying off RMG workers.
123 officials get promoted as joint secretaries
In the latest reshuffle in the public administration, a total of 123 government officials were promoted as joint secretaries.
168 killed in road crashes over Eid
Altogether 168 people were killed and 283 others were injured in 149 road accidents across the country during Eid-ul-Fitr holidays, said Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity, a passengers’ welfare platform, on Friday.
Legal action if graft allegation in N-95 mask purchase found true: ACC Chairman
Anti-Corruption Commission( ACC) Chairman Iqbal Mahmood on Friday said legal action will be taken if the allegations of corruption in the purchase of N-95 masks and PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) are proved true.
Govt allocates Tk 103,117 crore under 19 packages to protect people amid COVID-19 pandemic
The government has so far allotted some Tk 103,117 crore under 19 packages which is 3.7 percent of the GDP to fight the coronavirus pandemic and protect people amid the crisis.
EALG project of UNDP joins fight against Covid-19
A Covid-19 response initiative has been launched in 251 unions of 18 Upazilas in the country to ensure that no one is left behind amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Efficient and Accountable Local Government (EALG) project of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and Government of Denmark repurposed the project activities and launched it on Friday through a virtual event.
EALG project, housed by the Local Government Division, has been working in 18 Upazilas of Khulna, Chandpur, Faridpur, Patuakhali, Rangpur, Rajshahi, Netrokona, Sunamganj and Cox’s Bazar districts since 2018 to strengthen the capacities of local government.
During this pandemic, the project has repurposed its budget to fight COVID19 by raising mass awareness, providing PPE, hand sanitizer, masks, gloves, soaps and setting up handwashing facilities, benefitting 500,000 people.
Helal Uddin Ahmed, Senior Secretary of Local Government Division attended the online launching event as the chief guest.
“These are unforeseen times, yet there has never been a better time to help those who are in need. With the economy gradually reopening, it is crucial to maintain health guidelines and stay cautious. EALG’s Covid-19 response initiatives will decrease the likelihood of people contracting the disease,” he said.
Montarin Mahal Aminuzzaman, Senior Adviser of DANIDA and Suzanne Mueller, Director of Cooperation, SDC, both highlighted the importance of raising mass awareness at union levels, ensuring personal safety.
“Adapting to the times and meeting the needs of our beneficiaries is necessary during this pandemic, especially as we remain committed to leaving no one behind. Transparency is extremely important while doing that,” said Sudipto Mukerjee, Resident Representative of UNDP Bangladesh.
“This is an opportunity as much as this is a crisis. This is an opportunity for transformative thinking for development, embracing the “new normal”. I salute all the frontline workers, who are working at the union level to protect people's lives,” Sudipto added.
The online session was moderated by EALG’s National Project Director Amitavh Sarker. Among others, UNDP’s Deputy Resident Representative Van Nguyen; Governance Cluster Lead, Mahmuda Afroz; Project Manager Shariful Hoque, and local government representatives were present.
Coronavirus in Bangladesh: confirmed cases exceed 60,000, over 800 dead
The health authorities of the country confirmed the detection of another 2,828 new coronavirus patients across the country in the last 24 hours on Friday, taking the number of confirmed cases in the country to 60,391.
UP member held for violating woman in Jashore
Police arrested a union parishad member in connection with violating a housewife at Abhaynagar upazila on Thursday night.
The arrestee is Tariqul Islam, of Siddikpasha village in the upazila and a member of Siddikpasha UP.
The victim filed a case with Abhaynagar Police Station, said Tajul Islam, officer-in-charge of the Police Station.
After receiving a complaint police arrested the UP member at night.
According to the case statement, Tariqul entered the house of the woman and violated her as she was alone at that time in her house.
Hearing screams of the victim, local people rushed in and found Tariqul running away from the spot.