The government today approved separate proposals for procurement of some 12,80,64,624 copies of textbooks for distributing free of cost among students of class - IV, V, IX and X for the academic year 2025.
The approval came from this year 16th meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase (ACCGP) held at the Cabinet Division conference room at Bangladesh Secretariat with Adviser to the interim government on the Ministry of Finance Dr Salehuddin Ahmed in the chair.
Briefing reporters after the meeting, he said the meeting has approved a proposal of the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) under the Secondary and Higher Secondary Division for the printing, binding and supplying of 6,28,51,540 copies of text books for secondary (Bangla and English versions, 9th class), Dakhil (9th class) and Technical (9th class) education through 211 bidders at a cost of around Taka 525.34 crore.
As part of the ongoing reshuffle in the police administration, the government has given new posting of 12 superintendents of police (SPs) in different districts, a notification of the Public Security Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs today said.
SP of Police Headquarters Md Abu Saim has been posted to Rangpur district, Commandant of the In-service Training Center of Gaibandha Md Abu Sayem Prodhan has been transferred to Chattogram, SP of Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) Kazi Akhtar Ul Alam sent to Mymensingh, SP of Special Branch (SB) Md Zakir Hossain has been made SP of Dinajpur, SP of PBI Md Shafir Uddin sent to Barishal, SP of SB Farzana Islam sent to Rajshahi,
SP of Police Headquarters Dr Chowdhury Md Jaber Sadek has been sent to Gazipur, Yeasmin Khatun of Anti Terrorism Unit has been made SP of Manikganj, SP of APBn Nishat Angela sent to Gaibandha, SP of Range DIG office Dhaka Md Aslam Shahajada has been sent to Habiganj, Ehteshamul Haque of PBI sent to Brahmanbaria and Mohammad Safiul Sarwar of SB of Dhaka has been posted in Naogaon district.
Interim government Liberation War Affairs Adviser Farooq-e-Azam, Bir Pratik today asked fake freedom fighters (FFs) who managed to get certificates as 1971 veterans to return the credentials voluntarily to evade punitive actions.
“The fake freedom fighters will be granted a general amnesty if they return the certificates voluntarily. Otherwise, they will be exposed to punitive actions,” he told at a press briefing at his ministry conference room here.
The adviser said his ministry, by now, took a step to verify number of real freedom fighters, initially those who were appointed in government jobs under freedom fighters quota.
Visiting Indian foreign secretary Vikram Misri has said New Delhi wants to increase engagement with Bangladesh Interim Government and make joint and concerted efforts to boost up relations between the two neighbours.
"There is no second thought about increasing the engagements. We see it as beneficial for both countries,” Misri said when he called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna here today.
"We want to carry on from where we left off," Misri said as they discussed issues of mutual interests.