Coming down heavily on Begum Khaleda Zia and her party colleagues for stepping onto the main platform at the Central Shaheed Minar to pay respect to language martyrs, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said through this misdeed, they destroyed the dignity of the Shaheed Dibosh.
The "Amar Ekushey and International Mother Language Day" was observed across the country yesterday amid paying glowing tributes to the Language Movement martyrs.
Scrapping the plan to construct a six-lane expressway, the government has decided to build a complete elevated expressway over the existing Dhaka-Chittagong Highway.
Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Ltd has been connected with the country's second undersea cable up to the landing station in Kuakata, said the state-run company on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged all to remain careful about the correct practice of Bangla language and particularly the new generation to be more cautious about spelling and pronunciation of words.