Photo: BSS The interim government on Tuesday cancelled the public
holiday on August 15 marking the national mourning day, commemorating the
assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
The
Cabinet Division in a statement said the decision to cancel the national
holiday on August 15 was taken on the basis of consensus in dialogues between
the council of advisers and political parties at the Chief Adviser's office on
Monday.
A
set of decisions were taken in the advisory council’s meeting held at the State
Guest House Jamuna on Tuesday.
A
proposal of scrapping the provision of clause (5) of Article 10 of The
Bangladesh Bank Order, 1972 (President's Order No. 127 of 1972) relating to
maximum age limit of the Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor has been approved in the
meeting, said an official handout.
The
Bangladesh Bank (Amendment) Act, 2020 was passed in Jatiya Sangsad on July 9,
2020. As per the amendment, any person can hold the position of BB governor
till 67 years old.
Experienced
person in financial sector is appointed as BB governor but the age limit of
maximum 67 years creates impediment in appointing efficient and experienced
person as BB governor. Maximum age limit is not mentioned in laws in many
countries in Asia including neighboring India and Sri Lanka.
Under
the circumstances, the proposal of abolishing the provision has been approved
in the meeting.
The
Advisory Council adopted an obituary for the martyrs who sacrificed their lives
in the mass-upsurge of student-people.
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decision was taken to constitute a committee comprising representatives of
Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, Finance Division, Social Welfare
Ministry, Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education, Directorate of
Technical and Madrasah Education, Primary and Mass Education Ministry and
concerned ministries and divisions under the initiative of Health Services
Division for providing treatment to injured in the recent mass-upsurge of
student-people and giving assistance to families of martyrs.
The
committee will formulate a policy to this end and prepare a complete list of
martyrs and injured people along with their identities.
