Since the change in government, there have been significant changes in the sports arena.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) now has a new president, and a new director has been appointed. In addition, several federation heads have been removed, and all divisional, district, and women sports organisations in the country have been dissolved to form ad-hoc committees.
Riding this wave of change, local cricketers have also stepped forward with their own set of demands.
On Sunday, cricketers from various districts across Bangladesh gathered at the BCB office at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.
They presented a 16-point demand to the BCB, most of which focus on the development of domestic cricket and the welfare of players. After hearing their concerns, the BCB has assured them that most of their demands will be considered.
A 55-member Jatiya Nagorik Committee was unveiled today to work for the fulfillment of the dream of the anti-discrimination student movement that toppled the Awami League-led government.
Nasir Uddin Patwary and Akhter Hossain were made convener and member secretary of the Jatiya Nagorik Committee respectively. Samanta Sharmin was made as the spokesperson of the committee, while the remaining 52 people were made members of the committee.
On behalf of the Anti-Discrimination Students Movement, Nasir announced the formation of the 55-member Jatiya Nagorik Committee at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital around 5:30pm.
The number of dengue patients and deaths continues to rise in the country and what is more concerning is that the deaths are on the rise in Bangladesh at a higher rate than anywhere in the world.
Experts said the dengue situation is getting slightly complex in the country.
There are also allegations of lack of proper steps to tackle the situation; no countrywide dengue prevention campaign is seen, and there is no progress in treatment either.
The prevalence of dengue was first reported on a large scale in the country in 2000. Since then, the mosquito-borne disease has continued to break out every year except for 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic and no death from dengue was recorded that year.
Inflation declined to 10.49 percent in August from 11.66 percent in July, according to data released today by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
Food inflation eased to 11.36 percent in August, compared to 14.10 percent in July.
Non-food inflation increased slightly to 9.74 percent from 9.68 percent in July, according to the state-run statistical agency.
However, wages of unskilled workers grew slightly from 7.93 percent to 7.96 percent.