Sajidul Haque,
bdnews24.com
Published: 16 Apr 2021 01:43 AM BdST
Updated: 16 Apr 2021 02:00 AM BdST People attend the funeral prayer for former law minister Abdul Matin Khasru, an Awami League MP from Cumilla-5 seat, at the Supreme Court Bar Association premises on Thursday, Apr 15, 2021.
More than 100 members of parliament have tested positive for COVID-19 so far since the novel coronavirus reached Bangladesh in March 2020. );
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Four of the legislators died after contracting the virus, with former law minister Abdul Matin Khasru of the Awami League from Cumilla-5 seat being the latest to be claimed by the virus on Wednesday.
Mahmud Us Samad Chowdhury from Sylhet-3 passed away in March this year after the second wave of infection hit the country.
6 parliamentary standing committees reconstituted Star Online Report Star Online Report
The Jatiya Sangsad today reconstituted six parliamentary standing committees on different ministries.
Chief Whip Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury on behalf of Leader of the House and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina proposed the reconstitution.
Later, the proposals were adopted by voice votes with Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.
Awami League MP Tanvir Shakil Joy from Sirajganj-1 was made the member of the parliamentary watchdog on Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministry while AL MP Mohammad Habib Hasan from Dhaka-18 was made member of the parliamentary standing committee on Textile and Jute Ministry.
Govt to build modern Cineplexes countrywide: Murad
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Hasan MP today said the incumbent government led by Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina has taken initiative to build information complexes
along with the Cineplex across the country.
“Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has not only declared the film sector
as an industry, but also has taken a pragmatic step to modernize the
sector … The government will construct information building along
with the modern Cineplex countrywide,” he said.
The state minister was speaking at a programme on “Exhibition and
Discussion on the Liberation War based film ‘A Great Father’ ”
organized by Bangamata Sangskritik Jote at Bangladesh Film Archive
Vulnerable people must be priorotised in relief schemes
Speakers say at CPD-Oxfam webinar
Staff Correspondent
28th December, 2020 10:08:29
The allocation and subsequent beneficiary selection process of the government’s relief supports should be based on the proportion of vulnerable population in an area; not the size of population, speakers told a dialogue on Monday.
A number of government relief supports to tackle the situation emerging from COVID-19 and flood are allocated at the local level based on the total population of that area
These observations emerged at a virtual dialogue titled “Relief Supports and Agricultural Incentives in Response to COVID-19 and Flood: The Effectiveness of Public Service Delivery,” says a release.