The government has renamed four highways and eight bridges, all of which were named after the names of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her family.
The Road Transport and Bridges Ministry issued a notification in this regard on Monday.
According to the notice, the Dhaka-Mawa Highway, which was known as the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Expressway, has been renamed as Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway while Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Highway in Sylhet was renamed as Airport Bypass Intersection-Lalbagh-Salutikar-Companiganj-Bholaganj National Highway.
Besides, Sheikh Hasina Highway, from Madaripur to Shariatpur has been renamed as Kazirtek Bridge-Shariatpur Highway while Sheikh Hasina Sarani was renamed as Borotakia (Abu torab) Mirsarai Economic Zone Connecting Road.
Meanwhile, Wazed Mia Bridge in Pirganj upazila was renamed as Kachdah Bridge, Sheikh Kamal Bridge in Patuakhali was renamed as Andar Manik Bridge, Sheikh Jamal Bridge in Patuakhali was renamed as Sonatala Bridge, Sheikh Russel Bridge was renamed as Khaprabhanga Bridge, Shaheed Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni Bridge in Pirojpur was renamed as Indurkani Bridge, Bangamata Begum Fazilatunnesa Mujib 8th Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge in Pirojpur was renamed as Bekutia Bridge, Sultana Kamal Bridge in Narayanganj was renamed as Demra Bridge and Shaheed Abdur Rab Serniabat Bridge in Barishal renamed as Dapdapia Bridge.
Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Sunday said Bangladesh needs to make up its mind what kind of relationship it wants with New Delhi, stressing that the two neighbours share a very special history that goes back to 1971.
“If every day someone in the interim government stands up and blames India for everything, some of those things if you look at the reports are absolutely ridiculous. You cannot, on one hand, say I would now like to have good relations with you, but I get up every morning and blame you for everything that goes wrong. It is also a decision that they have to make," Jaishankar said while speaking at the Delhi University Literature Festival.
He said India has sent a very clear signal to Dhaka that it would like to see things “calm down” and the resumption of normal bilateral ties, but it is unhappy with the constantly hostile messaging emanating from across the border.
Jaishankar shared two aspects of what is "very troubling" for them.
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has invited top US businessman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SpaceX Elon Musk to visit Bangladesh and launch Starlink satellite service in the country.
In a letter to Musk on February 19, the Chief Adviser told Musk that his visit to Bangladesh would allow him to meet Bangladeshi young men and women who will be among the main beneficiaries of this leading technology.
"Let us work together to deliver our mutual vision for a better future," the Chief Adviser said in the letter.
"Integrating Starlink connectivity into Bangladesh infrastructure will have transformational impact, particularly for Bangladesh enterprising youth, rural and vulnerable women, and remote and underserved communities," the letter said.
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin today said the Election Commission (EC) is moving ahead centering the two datelines given by the interim government for the national elections.
“The interim government has given two deadlines for election, by December or by June next year if there is a major reform,” he said while exchanging views with district administration officials in Coxs Bazar this afternoon.
Nasir hoped that the final voter list for the next national polls will be available by June this year.
He said that the EC wants to hold a free, fair and neutral election. This election will be credible and internationally acceptable like 1991, 1996 and 2001, he said, adding that everyone involvement and cooperation is needed in this regard.
Replying to a question whether local government polls or the national election would be held first, he said it is a debate between political parties and the Election Commission does not want to go into the debate.