Five months after the formation of a partial committee, the BNP has approved a 61-member convening committee for the party’s Dhaka South City unit. Rafiqul Alam Mojnu has been appointed as the convener of the Dhaka South City unit, while Tanvir Ahmed Robin has been named the member secretary, said a party press release on Sunday. The 61-member convening committee comprises 13 joint convenors and 46 members, in addition to the convener and member secretary. BNP accuses India of 'direct aggression' in supporting Hasina Earlier, on July 7, the BNP formed convening committees for its Dhaka South, North, Chattogram, and Barisal city units, setting a three-month deadline for the formation of full committees for each unit. Mojnu and Tanvir earlier served as member secretary and joint convener respectively, of the BNP’s Dhaka South City unit.  

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has terminated three of its officials on charges of corruption and irregularities. The sacked officials are Md Rabiul Karim Khan, Customs, Excise and VAT officer of Zone-1 , Ruhul Alam, store keeper of Dhaka Metropolitan Shishu Hospital and Mohammad Ramzan Ali, rent assistant of Zone-4. The city corporation, in an official order signed by its secretary Akramuzzaman, suspended three officials on Monday. The action was taken against the officials following investigations that found evidence of their involvement with the corruption. Recently the DSCC mayor has declared a "zero-tolerance policy" against all forms of corruption to ensure proper public services. Read more: Gymnasium to be built in every ward: DSCC Mayor Taposh