Environment, Forest and Climate
Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today said that the interim
government is committed to prioritizing the swift and just
resolution of the Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi murder case.
"This case stands among the government highest-priority
legal proceedings, with law enforcement agencies who are
actively working to submit the investigation report as soon as
possible," she said.
The adviser came up with the remarks while talking to
journalists after attending the Sagar-Runi Human Rights Photo
Award exhibition at the Nalinikanta Bhattasali Auditorium of
the National Museum this evening as the chief guest, said a
ministry press release here today.
Emphasizing the need for justice, she said, "The perpetrators
of this brutal murder must be brought to justice. There is no
reason for the case to remain unresolved. While past
complexities may have hindered progress, the government is no
longer interfering in the investigation. Once the necessary
evidence is gathered, the trial should proceed without delay."
Expressing concern over the prolonged delay in submitting the
investigation report, she stated, "Repeated extensions have
been sought in the past, yet no conclusive report has been
submitted."
The government has decided to withdraw over 16,000 ghost cases filed during the Awami League tenure, said Law Adviser Asif Nazrul.
“Some 16,429 ghost cases filed during the tenure of the AL government will be withdrawn, but 1,214 cases will be withdrawn within a week,” said Adviser Asif while speaking at a press briefing held at the Secretariat on Tuesday.
“A list of 16,429 cases has been prepared. After that each case record must be reviewed to determine whether it is genuinely a politically motivated ghost case, or it was filed through any irregularity or manipulation. If a murder case was lodged against an individual by another person, we cannot withdraw it. We are thoroughly verifying each case record before proceeding,” he said.
Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) hopes to meet the expected high demand of power in the upcoming summer with capacity utilisation of local gas-based power plants, along with using coal-fired electricity from local and imported sources.
"We hope to get 7,000 MW of electricity from gas-fired power plants, 5,000 MW from local coal-fired plants, and 2,600 MW from imported electricity from India (including about 1,500 MW from the Adani Group)," a senior official of the state-owned agency told UNB on Tuesday.
Speaking on condition of anonymity the official informed that the remaining portion of the demand will be met from furnace oil-based power plants.
Last week Energy Adviser Fouzul Kabir Khan said electricity demand is expected to reach 15,700 MW during the holy Ramadan, set to begin in March, while it may peak to 18,000 MW during midsummer from April to September.
"We are making all-out efforts to ensure Ramadan remains fully free from load shedding. There might be disruptions due to other reasons, but not due to a supply shortfall," he said while addressing a press briefing at Biduyt Bhaban in the city on Wednesday.
The briefing followed a preparatory meeting with top officials of power and gas sector utilities ahead of the summer.
Two in three young people reported “too much fake news and misinformation” as the most significant cause of stress on social media in a new anonymous poll of children and young people in Bangladesh by UNICEF.
Bullying and negative comments were cited as the most stressful experience by a further one seventh of respondents (slightly more for girls), while one out of seven also pointed to seeing harmful/upsetting content as the main cause of stress when using social media.
Almost 29,000 responded to the poll through UNICEF platform U-Report in Bangladesh, said the UN agency on Tuesday.
Among other issues, it asked for opinions about rules governing content on social media.