BNP joins 3rd day discussion with National Consensus Commission
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party joined the third day dialogue with the National Consensus Commission on Tuesday morning...
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ACC starts inquiry into聽graft allegations against Shakib
The Anti-Corruption Commission has begun formal inquiry against national team cricketer and former Awami League lawmaker Shakib Al Hasan over allegations of amassing illegal assets and money laundering.
UGC to hold regional higher edn confce in December
The University Grants Commission will hold a three-day regional higher education conference, involving the representatives of the UGC in the SAARC member countries, in Dhaka in December.聽
Govt should consider a land, agriculture reform commission
REFORM in land, agricultural and environmental relations has been a long-standing demand and aptly reiterated by civic groups on April 20 from a roundtable discussion in Dhaka that asked the government to form a separate commission. A large portion of farmers in Bangladesh remain landless, with many abandoning the profession due to inadequate government...
NIDs of Hasina, Rehana, 8 family members locked
The National Identity Registration Division under the Election Commission has locked the National Identity Cards of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and nine of her family members.
Nat鈥檒 minimum wage for all workers in Bangladesh suggested
The Labour Reform Commission in its final report to the interim government on Monday recommended that a 鈥榩ermanent minimum wage commission鈥� should determine a national minimum wage for workers across all sectors irrespective of government, non-government and...
Merchant power policy to facilitate RE, says BERC chairman
The merchant power policy that the interim government is formulating will facilitate renewable energy expansion, said Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission chair Jalal Ahmed at a green energy Olympiad on Sunday.
NCC report to decide EC鈥檚 fate: NCP
National Citizen Party chief coordinator Nasiruddin Patwari on Sunday said that the fate of the current Election Commission would be determined by the upcoming report of the National Consensus Commission on electoral reforms as the...
Salaries stalled for Atomic Energy Commission staff
The staff of the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission has not received salaries and other payments after February this year, apparently owing to some disagreement between the science and technology ministry and the commission over the method of fund disbursement...
Ways that govt should walk to bolster women鈥檚 rights
THE recommendations that the women鈥檚 affairs reforms commission, set up on November 18, 2024, put forth on April 19 for the government to effect appear assuring in that they are mostly meant to do away with the discrimination that exists in society against women. The commission has made 15 specific recommendations, which include the provision for equal rights...
EC extends deadline for political party registration
The Election Commission on Sunday announced an extended deadline of June 22 for new political parties to get them registered with the independent statutory body as a pre-requisite for participation in the upcoming 13th general elections.
Civil, criminal courts at upazila recommended
The Local Government Reform Commission has recommended the establishment of fully functional civil and criminal courts at upazilas across the country to take the judicial facilities to the doorsteps of common people to reduce the sufferings of litigants.
BNP joins 2nd day talks with National Consensus Commission
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party joined the second day dialogue with the National Consensus Commission on Sunday morning...
Women affairs reform commission:聽Equal property聽right suggested
The Women Affairs Reform Commission on Saturday submitted 433 recommendations to the government, including the introduction of equal property rights for women, a uniform family code, and a separate and permanent women affairs commission.
Commission on BDR carnage issues public notice seeking information
The National Independent Investigation Commission on the BDR carnage has issued a public notice asking all to provide information related to the carnage through its official website.
Consensus commission to hold talks with NCP Saturday
The National Consensus Commission is set to hold talks with the National Citizen Party on Saturday morning as part of the series of dialogues with political parties to reach a national consensus over the state reform initiatives taken by the interim government.
CPC amendment approved to speed up civil case disposal
The government has initiated the process of implementing the key recommendations of the Judicial Reform Commission, including amendments to the century-old Civil Procedure Code, in a bid to modernise the judiciary, expedite civil case disposal, and curb procedural abuse.
BNP seeks int鈥檒 standard probe commission
Leaders and activists of different units of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in Sylhet on Thursday demanded forming an international standard probe commission to trace out the party鈥檚 enforced disappeared leaders and activists, including M Ilias Ali, a former lawmaker and organising secretary of the party...
Ex-land minister Saifuzzaman, 22 others sued for embezzlement
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed a case against 23 people including former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury and his wife and former United Commercial Bank PLC chairman Rukmila Zaman for taking a loan of Tk 20 crore in the name of a fake company and embezzling the money...
CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM: BNP agrees on 25 proposals
Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Thursday said their party agreed on 25 constitutional reform proposals given by the Reform Commission.
Five officials held over Tk 1000cr graft in Pirojpur LGED office
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday night detained five officials of Pirojpur Accounts and Local Government and Engineering Department offices on charge of misappropriating Tk 1, 101 crore...
Salman, ex-BSEC chair Shibli, 28 others sued
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday filed a case against 30 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 private industry and investment adviser Salman F Rahman and former Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam, on charges...
BIDA urges BERC to revise gas price hike
The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority has urged the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission to revise the recently announced gas price hike, saying that otherwise, it would affect the economic momentum.聽..
BNP鈥檚 talks with Consensus Commission Thursday
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party will meet with the National Consensus Commission today to discuss key recommendations made by five reform commissions covering the constitution, electoral system, judiciary, public administration and the Anti-Corruption Commission...
EC to unveil electoral work plan by July: commissioner
Election Commissioner Anwarul Islam Sarker on Wednesday said that the Election Commission would publish a printed work plan by July for the 13th parliamentary election...
Gas price increase for industries unjustified, discriminatory
AN INCREASE of 33 per cent in prices of gas for use as raw materials and captive power in the industrial sector that the Energy Regulatory Commission announced on April 13 with an immediate effect is worrying for industries that plan to get new connections or expand their consumption. The plan is discriminatory. The increase will force factories seeking to use gas for...
ACC files case against Tulip, two others for grabbing flat illegally
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed a case against Tulip Rizwana Siddiq, daughter of Sheikh Rehana and niece of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and two others for grabbing a flat at a project of Eastern Housing Limited in the city鈥檚 Gulshan area...
Preparatory meeting held on printing for national elections
A meeting was held between the officials of the Election Commission and the Directorate of Printing and Publication on Tuesday to assess the demand for materials required for the 13th National Parliament elections, as well as to determine the possible budget and stock.
ACC raids BCB headquarters
The Anti-Corruption Commission conducted a raid at the Bangladesh Cricket Board office situated at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on account of irregularities and corruption allegations on Monday.
Support for youth quota in JS almost nil
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party strongly disagreed with the Constitutional Reform Commission on its proposal for a quota of 10 per cent parliamentary seats for young candidates...