The number of students assisting with traffic control on Dhaka roads has decreased significantly as police have resumed full duties.
On Tuesday, students were observed at a few intersections between Rampura and Malibagh in the city, while traffic police managed most of the work. In Malibagh, for instance, traffic policemen were actively directing traffic at an intersection, with students standing nearby on the footpath.
Safayet Hossain, a police surgeon overseeing several zones under Sher-e-Bangla police station, including Jahangir Gate and Agargaon, explained that the reduction in student involvement is expected. It is natural for the number of students on traffic duty to decrease now that most of the traffic police have returned to work, he told UNB.
A committee has been established to revise the uniform and logo of the Bangladesh Police.
The committee was formed on Monday, according to a memorandum from the Health, Welfare, and Pension Branch of the Police Headquarters.
The 10-member committee has been instructed to submit its report within seven working days, the memorandum stated.
Mohammad Ataul Kibria, additional deputy inspector general (DIG-Logistics) of Police Headquarters, will chair the committee, with Md Nuruzzaman, additional superintendent (Logistics) of Police Headquarters, serving as the member secretary.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has said that The United States has had no involvement in removing former prime minister Sheikh Hasina from power.
"Any — any reports or rumors that the United States government was involved in these — in these events is simply, simply false. That is not true," the press secretary said replying to a question.
"This is a choice for and by the Bangladeshi people. We believe that the Bangladeshi people should determine the future of the Bangladeshi government, and that where we stand. Any allegations, certainly, we will continue to say, and I have said here, is simply not true."
Sheikh Hasina resigned on August 5 amidst protests and fled to India.
The general holiday on August 15, observed as National Mourning Day, would be cancelled, according to sources within the Ministry of Public Administration.
Officials from the ministry on Tuesday confirmed that a notification regarding the cancellation has been prepared.
The notification is expected to be issued as soon as instructions from senior officials are received, potentially as early as Tuesday.
If not issued by then, it is expected to be released the following day.