Religious Affairs Adviser Dr AFM Khalid Hossain, on Saturday said there are no plans to change the national anthem.
The interim government will not do anything that creates “controversy”, he said.
“Currently, our top priority is maintaining law and order. We do not want to do anything at this moment that might create controversy. We want to build a beautiful Bangladesh with everyone,” the adviser said while addressing reporters before a meeting with representatives of all religious communities at the Rajshahi Islamic Foundation.
Twelve workers suffered burn injuries in an explosion at a shipyard in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram, on Saturday.
The injured have been identified as Ahmed Ullah, Mohammad Al-Amin, Mohammad Barkat, Habil Ahmed, Mohammad Niamul Haque, Anwar Hossain, Abul Kashem, Mohammad Jahangir, Mohammad Khairul, Mohammad Sagor, Mohammad Rafiq, and Mohammad Saiful.
The explosion occurred around 12pm in the pump room of SN Corporation shipyard, which then ignited a fire.
The Anti-discrimination Student Movement today
brought out the Shaheedi March across the country to honour the martyrs of
the student-people uprising, marking one-month of the fall of the autocratic
Awami League regime.
The central march started from the base of the Raju Memorial Sculpture on
Dhaka University campus at 3pm while thousands of students from different
educational institutions in the city joined the procession with much
enthusiasm.
The students were seen chanting slogans in favour of their victory that they
achieved through a bloody mass uprising, also dubbed as Red Revolution or
Bangla Basanta on August 5 following the ousted of around 16-yearlong
fascist regime of Awami League.
After parading different streets in the city, including Manik Mia Avenue via
Nilkhet, Science Lab, and Kalabagan, Bijoy Sarani, Farmgate, Karwan Bazar and
Shahbagh, the procession ended coming at the same venue on Raju Sculpture
premises.
The RMG sector of the country has been dealing with a fresh wave of labour protests for the last few days, which has given rise to new worries among the owners of the RMG factories regarding the safety of their industrial units.
In the last few days, at least 300 RMG factories in the Ashulia and Gazipur RMG industrial hub were declared closed as workers came out of factories and protested in the streets for rights and benefits.
Insiders claim that although workers monthly wages have been cleared, some are voicing further demands in an effort to stir up trouble given the weak law and order situation since the fall of the Awami League government on August 5 in a mass uprising.
They also said that “outside groups” were trying to take advantage of the situation by making the worker demonstrations into a significant disturbance in this industrial hub.
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President Khandoker Rafiqul Islam said the unrest has predominantly been instigated by outsiders, while internal issues within the factories are minimal.
"These outsiders pose significant challenges to the smooth operation of factories," he added.
BGMEA Senior Vice President Abdullah Hil Rakib said, "The current issues affect not only the apparel sector but also have implications for other industries, including pharmaceuticals."