General Waker-Uz-Zaman took charge as the new Chief of Army Staff today.
He took the charge from his predecessor General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, said an ISPR press release this afternoon.
Afterwards, Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman was adorned with the new rank badge of General in presence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Ganabhaban here.
Chief of Naval Staff Admiral M Nazmul Hassan and Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan adorned the Army Chief with the rank badge of General.
The last fiscal--2022-23 saw the highest inflation in the last 12 years. Inflation in this financial year was 9.02 percent.
State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu said this on Sunday while replying to a tabled question of ruling Awami League MP elected from Noakhali Morshed Alam.
According to the information placed by the state minister, inflation rate was 8.69 percent in 2011-12 fiscal; 6.78 percent in 2012-13 fiscal; 7.35 percent in 2013-14 fiscal; 6.41 percent in 2014-15; 5.92 percent in 2015-16; 5.44 percent in 2016-17; 5.78 percent in 2017-18; 5.48 percent in 2018-19; 5.65 percent in 2019-20; 5.56 percent in 2020-21; 6.15 percent in 2021-22 and 9.02 percent inflation rate in 2022-23.
Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Sunday said Bangladesh and India discussed river management, including Teesta, noting that there are 54 rivers that two countries share.
“There were discussions regarding the Teesta and joint river management. If we can establish a joint management of the rivers, it will benefit both countries,” he said.
Minister Hasan, who accompanied Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during her two-day state visit to India on June 21-22, was responding to a question from a reporter at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
To take forward the cooperation in water resources, both countries have decided to constitute a Joint Technical Committee to initiate discussions for the renewal of the Ganges Water Treaty.
At least nine people have been killed in a road accident after a microbus carrying a wedding party plunged into a canal after a bridge collapsed in Amtali, Barguna.
The accident took place on a bridge connecting Naura and Haludia Bazar around 2pm on Saturday, said Amtali police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Shakhawat Hossain Tipu.
A total of nine bodies, including 7 women and two children, have been recovered till filing of this report at 8pm.
The death toll may increase, the OC said, adding that the microbus is still under water.
Relatives of the victims claimed that at least seven others, including the driver, remain missing.