The cabinet approved in principle a draft law to regulate the planned "bus rapid transit", a traffic system aimed to reduce the notorious traffic jam in the capital and its outskirts.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's March 7 historic speech of 1971 had inspired the Banglaee nation to get prepared for the freedom struggle with arms.
Visiting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Secretary General Ram Madhab highly appreciated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's dynamic leadership that has brought stability in Bangladesh.
Outgoing Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander A. Nikolaev put emphasis on the formation of an "inter-governmental commission" between Russia and Bangladesh for further enhancing trade, economic, scientific and technical cooperation.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stressed the need for further strengthening "public-private partnership (PPP)" programmes to accelerate the country's development.