The National Consensus Commission on Monday said that the first round of dialogues with political parties concluded with unanimous support for some reform proposals, while some proposals received support from most parties but disagreement remained about many key reform issues.
Foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Monday expressed concerns over the widespread rumour campaigns during the post-July uprising by vested quarters...
At least 82 Rohingyas reportedly returned spontaneously to Myanmar鈥檚 Rakhine state last week, the first known instance of voluntary repatriation since the mass exodus of 2017, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees...
AS A transnational feminist scholar of social movements, when the Women鈥檚 Affairs Reform Commission鈥檚 report came out on April 19, I became keen on reviewing the 433 recommendations under 15 thematic areas. I was initially a bit frustrated to see that the report primarily focused on 鈥榚quality between women and men鈥�...
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday filed two cases against former whip of the Jatiya Sangsad Abu Sayeed Al Mahmud Swapon and his wife Mehbuba Alam on charges of amassing illegal wealth...
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Sunday issued a travel ban on former minister for environment, forest and climate change Saber Hossain Chowdhury and his family members over allegations of corruption.
Bangladesh University Grants Commission chairman Professor SMA Faiz has called on the country鈥檚 universities to take necessary initiatives to fulfil the needs and aspirations of the new generation in the changing reality.
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday sent a letter to the Election Commission recommending legal actions against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina for allegedly providing false information in her election affidavit in 2008.
Speakers including activists, teachers and scientists said on Wednesday that the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission should be separated from the ministry of science and technology to avoid bureaucratic complexity and increase productivity and research...
The Election Commission on Wednesday approved the draft code of conduct for political parties and candidates along with the polling centre establishment and management policy for both parliamentary and local government elections...
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission will hold a consultation meeting with representatives of retail investor organizations on May 29 at 12:00pm...
Election commissioner Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah on Wednesday said the Election Commission would refrain from commenting on the ongoing demand for its reconstitution.
The National Citizen Party on Wednesday alleged that the current Election Commission had forfeited its constitutional legitimacy, accusing it of operating as a de facto office and a mouthpiece for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party...
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday interrogated National Citizen Party鈥檚 suspended joint member secretary Gazi Salauddin Ahmed Tanvir and health adviser Nurjahan Begum鈥檚 former personal officer Tuhin Farabi and current PO Mahmudul Hasan over corruption charges...
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed a case against director of the Department of Immigration and Passport Md Saidul Islam and his wife Shaila Akhter on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 2.63 crore.
Setting strategic priorities and identifying enablers and barriers are immediate tasks for implementing the Health Sector Reform Commission鈥檚 recommendations, said experts at a seminar held on Tuesday...
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Tuesday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to seize assets, including 19 flats and two houses, owned by former Padma Bank chair Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat and his family members over graft allegations.
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Tuesday suggested that聽the Bangladesh Competition Commission should take steps against businesses which are聽affecting the growth of small businesses...
The EU unveiled plans on Tuesday to make it easier to send asylum seekers to certain third countries in the latest overhaul aimed at reducing migration to the bloc, sparking criticism from rights groups.
The International Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission in a statement on Monday called on the government to end the 鈥榮ystematic persecution of Bawm community鈥�, condemning the recent death of a Bawm youth in jail custody...
The first round of dialogues between the National Consensus Commission and political parties, aimed at building consensus on the reform initiatives undertaken by the interim government, concluded on Monday after two months of discussions.
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed two separate cases against 43 people, including S Alam Group chairman Mohammad Saiful Alam, also former chairman of First Security Islami Bank, and the bank鈥檚 former...
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leaders on Sunday said that they recommended a referendum for providing a legal guarantee of the consensus-based 鈥榥ational charter鈥�.
Anti-Corruption Commission chair Mohammad Abdul Momen on Sunday said that corruption was creating inequality in society...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday set July 15 for hearing a delayed petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission in March 2025 seeking permission to appeal against a 2010 High Court verdict...
National Consensus Commission vice-chairman Professor Ali Riaz on Sunday said the commission wants to move towards a national charter by establishing a consensus as soon as possible.
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Saturday conducted a fresh raid on the Bangladesh Cricket Board headquarters in Mirpur, just a month after a similar operation, as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged irregularities and corruption...
THE health reforms commission in May put forth a set of proposals to transform the healthcare landscape. Major recommendations include the establishment of a permanent, independent health commission, the recognition of primary...
Socialist Party of Bangladesh leaders on Thursday called for a two-term limit on top governance positions, including president, prime minister, parliament members, mayors and chairs of upazila and union councils...
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed a case against 16 people, including Saad Musa Group proprietor Mohammad Mohsin and former National Bank Limited managing director Chowdhury Moshtaq Ahmed, on charges of embezzling Tk聽404 crore from the government-declared Covid stimulus package and laundering the fund...