Economic activities in Bangladesh may face short-term challenges as the government moves forward with large-scale economic reforms aimed at long-term benefits, according to a recent report from Bangladesh Bank...
Speakers at a seminar held in Dhaka on Saturday condemned arbitrary suspension of officials from education, health, fisheries and livestock cadres, and the public administration reform commission鈥檚 negligence in listening to the voice of those protesting against inter-cadre discrimination...
Retired military officers, politicians and journalists on Saturday demanded forming an independent Armed Forces Reform Commission to ensure overall professionalism, dignity and justice in the Armed forces...
Recommendations on the reform of Bangladesh constitution have attempted to address issues within the state鈥檚 structural and legal frameworks, but ambiguities remain, particularly concerning fundamental principles and rights, legal and political science experts said on Thursday...
The police reform commission in its report recommended giving all power to the National Human Rights Commission to investigate human rights violations by members of law enforcement agencies...
The Anti-Corruption Commission reform commission has recommended recognising the ACC as a constitutional body instead of a statuary one and reducing political and bureaucratic influences to make it a dynamic agency...
The electoral reform commission has proposed that the Election Commission hold a re-election if 40 per cent of the votes in a constituency is not cast...
The Constitution Reform Commission has recommended the substitution of 鈥榚quality, human dignity, social justice, pluralism and democracy鈥� for 鈥榥ationalism, socialism, democracy and secularism鈥� as the fundamental principles of the state...
The Police Reform Commission on Wednesday submitted its report to chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus proposing amendment and replacement of 22 existing laws for making the 鈥榩eople鈥檚 friendly鈥� the country鈥檚 main law enforcement agency.
The Bangladesh interim government chief adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, on Wednesday said a charter of new Bangladesh would be formed by building national unity through talks.
Bangladesh interim government may start formal talks with political parties in February next for reaching a consensus over the reform initiatives, said environment adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Wednesday.
Reform commissions have made proposals for introducing bicameral legislature to make the parliamentary system more accountable and freeing police of lethal weapons as four out of...
The Health Sector Reform Commission in 50 days of its formation is still gathering information and opinions on several focal areas such as service improvement while public health campaigners and medical practitioners demand free healthcare at all public health facilities...
Nicola Beer, vice-president of the European Investment Bank, has assured the Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government of its support in carrying out vital reforms it had undertaken...
The local government reform commission would recommend non-party elections for the local government bodies, allowing the voters to directly elect the representatives of union parishads, upazila parishads and municipality corporations...
The Local Government Reform Commission is likely to place a proposal for holding all the local body elections in a particular area on a single day to reduce the election costs.
The chief of the interim government鈥檚 Media Reform Commission, Kamal Ahmed, advocated for investigations into journalists accused of incitement during deposed Awami League government tenure....
The Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has arrested Sajibur Rahman Sajib, a leader of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League, in a case filed over an attack on students during the quota reform movement on the Dhaka University campus in July 2024...
The Police Reform Commission is set to propose significant changes aimed at improving policing standards and ensuring the protection of human rights.
The interim government extended the tenure of six reform commissions tasked with submitting reform proposals on Bangladesh constitution, police, judiciary, Election Commission, public administration and Anti-Corruption Commission.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Wednesday dismissed the debate over which one among reforms and elections should precede, terming it a fallacious argument...
Despite setting December 31, 2024 for submitting reports, none of the six reform commissions-on the constitution, election, judiciary, anti-corruption commission, police and public administration-have submitted their reports yet.
The Constitution Reform Commission is planning to place recommendations for changes in line with the people鈥檚 aspirations for democracy in every sphere of the state, freedom of speech, voting rights and independent judiciary.
EDUCATION ministry representatives and the press secretary to the chief adviser addressed a university award ceremony on December 18, presenting a series of proposals for...
Speakers at a dialogue on Saturday stressed national unity among the political parties and organising of fair elections after bringing about massive reforms upholding the spirit of the War of Independence and student-mass uprising.
The Supreme Court and the Judiciary Reform Commission have prepared separate draft ordinances, with the Supreme Court鈥檚 draft ordinance proposing 50 years as the minimum age for appointing...
THE recent protests and threats made by members of the BCS (Administration) cadre against the Administrative Reform Commission鈥檚 efforts to recommend competitive exams for...
Administration cadre officials and other cadres are now facing off over the public administration reforms aimed at freeing the civil service from political influence and inter-cadre discrimination and making it more service-oriented.
Calling all members of the Public Administration Reform Commission 鈥榗ontroversial,鈥� BCS (Admin) Multipurpose Cooperative Society Ltd general secretary Mashiur Rahman has demanded the resignation of the commission.
The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments on Tuesday presented an 11-point reform proposal, including increasing penalties for labour law violations and mandating labour licences...