Bangladesh has been elected a Vice-President for the UN-Women Executive Board held at the United Nations Headquarters on Thursday, said a press release issued by Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations (UN) today.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today launched academic activities of 11 public medical colleges in the country, directing the health ministry to maintain standard of the newly-established medical colleges both at public and private sectors side by side with the existing ones.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina this morning paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at his portrait in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi in the city on the occasion of the Homecoming Day of the great leader.
Two more mega projects were today included in government's priority-based 'Fast- Track Project" for smooth and speedy implementation.
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved five development projects with an outlay of Taka 1,354 crore.