Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has authorised the formation of a ten-member panel led by Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya to prepare a white paper on the state of Bangladesh economy.
A source in the Secretariat confirmed the development, though the specific names of the panel members are yet to be disclosed.
The panel, chaired by Bhattacharya-who is the convener of the Citizen Platform for SDGs and a distinguished fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue-will be tasked with crafting the white paper within 90 days.
This document will outline strategic recommendations aimed at stabilising the economy, achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and addressing the challenges faced by Bangladesh as it transitions from the least developed country (LDC) status.
The Bangladesh Election Commission Officers Association has demanded cancellation of a law enacted during the previous Awami League regime to transfer the national identity registration operation from the Election Commission to the Security Services Division of the Home Affairs Ministry.
The association submitted a memorandum to the Chief Election Commissioner on Tuesday, seeking the National Identity Registration Act, 2023 to be scrapped.
The Election Commission (EC) has been continuing the national identity registration operation for the last 17 years using its own manpower, said the memorandum signed by Muhammad Hasanuzzaman, the Secretary General of the Association and also director (Administration and Finance) of EC National Identity Wing.
An initiative will be taken on an urgent basis to make the country lone coral island Saint Martin, Kuakata beach and the mangrove forest Sundarbans free from single-use plastic and polythene, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said today (27 August).
Apart from the government measures, she said, the participation of non-governmental organisations and young society is necessary. "Only collective efforts of all can give a clean environment," she added.
The environment adviser made the comments while speaking at a meeting with various environmental organisations at the Secretariat, reads a press statement.
The interim government has formed a five-member commission to trace and identify missing persons and investigate the circumstances under which they were forcibly disappeared by various intelligence and law enforcement agencies.
The commission will submit a report to the government within the next 45 working days, reads a notification signed by Cabinet Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain.
The commission, headed by High Court former judge Moinul Islam Chowdhury, includes High Court former additional judge Farid Ahmed Shibli, human rights activist Noor Khan, BRAC University teacher Nabila Idris and human rights activist Sajjad Hossain.