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KSA to take steps for female workers’ safety: Secy
Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment secretary Md Salim Reza on Monday said authorities in Saudi Arabia have assured that they will take necessary steps to ensure the safety of Bangladeshi female workers in their country.
Transport owners in trouble as petrol pump owners’ strike enters 2nd day
Petrol pump owners and workers continued their strike for the second consecutive day on Monday in Rajshahi, Rangpur and Khulna divisions to press home their 15-point demand.
Masatsugu Asakawa elected ADB president
Masatsugu Asakawa has been unanimously elected President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) by its Board of Governors.
Have to fix the sickness of society: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the government will continue its drive against corruption, terrorism, militancy and drugs to eliminate these social menaces from the country as those are the results of 29 years of Zia, Ershad and Khaleda’s misrule.
"Our drive is on…our drive against terrorism, militancy, drugs and corruption will continue," she said.
The Prime Minister said this while addressing a reception accorded to her by the Spanish Embassy at Villa Magna here on Sunday.
She said the 29 years' misrule of Ziaur Rahman, HM Ershad and Khaleda Zia after the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had created dirt, garbage and crudeness in society. "There’s a moral degradation among people… We’ve to fix the sickness of society," she said.
The Prime Minster said dishonest people have earned money through unfair means like bribe, corruption, mugging and terrorism.
"With their ill-gotten money they think themselves as great humans …such mentality has to be eliminated from society," she said.
Sheikh Hasina, the chief of the ruling Awami League, expressed her firm determination to advance the country saying that Bangladesh will never look back in its development journey.
She said Bangladesh has got recognition as a developing nation due to the various development programmes taken by the present government in its last 10 years.
She also appreciated the expatriate Bangladeshis for their contribution to Bangladesh progress.
The Prime Minister said her government is advancing the country in a planned way to ensure a beautiful life for the future generation.
NID errors! No worries, EC at doorsteps
The national identity cards having minor errors can be fixed easily as the Election Commission has taken an initiative to install advanced card management software for removing hassles in availing of NID card-related services by people, said EC officials.
Govt. to introduce state-of-the-art HIV testing service in 2020
State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Zahid Maleque on Sunday said an HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) testing service will be launched across the country in 2020.
Autistic children not ‘burdens to society’: Dipu Moni
Education Minister Dipu Moni on Sunday said children diagnosed with autism are not burdens to society, rather they have special talents in many cases.
CU BCL embroiled in factional clash again
Following a factional clash on Sunday evening, a faction of Bangladesh Chhatra League’s Chittagong University unit declared an indefinite blockade programme on the campus from Monday, demanding arrest of their attackers.
Anisul reposes faith in RTA to bring discipline on roads
Law Minister Anisul Huq on Sunday said the Road Transport Act 2018, which came into effect last month, will be a milestone for bringing discipline to the country’s roads and highways after pronouncement of a lower court verdict in connection with the death of two students of the Cantonment’s Shaheed Ramizuddin School & College after they were hit by a recklessly driven public bus.
PM arrives in Madrid to attend COP25
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived here on Sunday to attend the 25th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP25).