The Council of Advisers in principal approved the draft of the Bangladesh Law Officers (Amendment) Ordinance, 2024 aimed at ensuring the existing attorney service stronger.
The approval was given at a meeting of the Council of Advisers at Bangladesh Secretariat here today with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in the chair, a release of the Cabinet Division said.
The Ordinance has been frame bringing necessary amendment to the Bangladesh Law Officers Order, 1972 with a view to appoint competent and efficient law officers immediately as the parliament is dissolved.
The council of advisers also approved in principal the draft of the International Crimes (Tribunals) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2024 and the National Human Rights Commission (Amendment) Ordinance, 2024.
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman on Tuesday said the situation in the country is improving as the Bangladesh Army is sincerely performing its assigned duties to improve the law-and-order situation.
He instructed all the army personnel to extend support to the civilian administration and the people of the country with patience and professionalism considering the overall situation of the country, said an ISPR media release.
The Army Chief came up with the remarks when he attended a Darbar arranged for all ranks of soldiers serving in 7th Infantry Division and Barishal area and during Officers Address for Army officers on Tuesday.
Earlier, he visited the 7th Infantry Division and Barishal area.
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed today said that no bank would be shut down in the country as some banks are recovering well and others may continue to struggle.
“We were trying and corrections are being made in the banking sector… Islami Bank is on the path of recovering. The interim government has no intention of closing any bank,” he said while addressing a press conference at his ministry at Bangladesh Secretariat here today.
The Finance Adviser said one of the primary goals of the interim government is to stabilise the banking sector and restore the lost trust while ensuring the protection of depositors.
Mentioning that honest businessmen have no reason to fear, he said adding those who repay their loans properly and pay taxes will face no problem.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir have been invited to join the programme of Armed Forces Day on November 21.
Armed Forces Division today reached the invitation letters to BNP chairperson Gulshan office in the capital. BNP chairperson personal secretary ABM Abdus Sattar received the letters, the party media cell said.
Twenty three other leaders of BNP including its standing committee members were invited.