ACC for action against corrupt bureaucrats
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday warned of taking necessary action against bureaucrats involved in corruption and irregular activities...
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Reform Commission: Admin, edn cadre officials oppose planned proposals
Administrative service officials and government college teachers have strongly criticised the public administration reform commission鈥檚 proposals that the commission has finalised for submitting to the interim government...
Enforced Disappearance: Victims killed or jailed in fictitious cases
The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearance in its first interim report has found that most victims were either killed or ended up in jail implicated in fictitious cases...
DBA seeks extended relaxation for negative equity provisions
The DSE Brokers Association of Bangladesh urged the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission to extend the timeline for provisioning against negative equity and unrealised losses until 2030...
Electoral Process: From manipulation to transparency
NATIONAL elections play a pivotal role in shaping the political, economic, and social direction of a country, serving as the cornerstone of democracy and the foundation for governance, stability and public accountability. They empower citizens to exercise their right to vote, enabling the collective voice of the populace to determine leadership and...
A welcome move to better health, education admin
A COUPLE of recommendations that the commission on public administration reforms, instituted in mid-September, says would make are a welcome move. The commission has said that it would recommend the separation of the health and the education cadre from other cadres the way the judicial cadre has been separated from the...
No plan of using EVMs in next election: CEC
Newly appointed chief election commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Tuesday said that the Bangladesh Election Commission did not have any plans of using electronic voting machines in the upcoming general elections in the country.
Labour Reform Commission Meeting: Women workers' rights stressed
Rights campaigners at a meeting with the labour reform commission on Tuesday highlighted the importance of maternity leave for women workers, sufficient day-care facilities for working women and strict measures against sexual harassment...
Ex-minister Mohibul, ex-DB chief Harun sued for illegal wealth
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed a case against former education minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhury on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth nearly Tk 3 crore...
Health, edn to be separated from other cadres
The public administration reform commission would recommend that the government separate the health and education sectors from the cadre services and merge the remaining cadre services into five clusters.
Bringing information commission back to life demanded
Tathya Adhikar Forum, a platform for accessing information as citizens鈥� right, demanded that the Bangladesh Information Commission should be brought back to life since its activities remained suspended after the resignation of its three high officials in September following the overthrow of Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 government...
Pub admin reform commission to recommend abolition of police verification
The public reform commission would recommend the abolition of police verification for government job recruitment and other processes.
Reform commission for determining promotion of deputy, joint secy based on exams
The Public Administration Reform Commission is set to recommend that no one be promoted to the positions of deputy secretary and joint secretary in the civil service without undergoing an examination, said commission chairman Abdul Muyeed Chowdhury.
Ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina, family face corrption probe
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday decided to carry out an inquiry against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her family members over allegations of corruption worth Tk 80,000 crore accumulated from various development projects. Apart from Hasina, her sister Sheikh聽 Rehana, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and her niece British MP Tulip Siddiq are also facing the probe.
Professor Yunus declares formation of National Consensus Commission
In a victory day address to the nation on Monday, chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus announced the interim government鈥檚 plan to establish a National Consensus Commission as part of ongoing reform initiatives...
HC questions ACC鈥檚 silence on corruption allegations against Hasina, family
The High Court on Sunday issued a rule questioning the Anti-Corruption Commission and government authorities over their inaction in investigating corruption allegations against former prime minister...
Enforced Disappearance in Bangladesh: Commission finds Indian聽involvement
The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearance has found prima facie evidence of the involvement of Indian authorities in the system of enforced disappearance in Bangladesh.
Investigation of disappearances needs to be impartial, credible
THE Commission of Enquiry on Enforced Disappearances, which the interim government instituted on August 27, in an early report submitted on December 14 says that it has found prima facie involvement of Sheikh Hasina, the prime minister deposed on August 5 when the Awami League government was toppled in a mass uprising, and ranking officials of...
ACC sues Benazir, Matiur, family members
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday filed six cases against six people, including former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed and former National Board of Revenue member Matiur Rahman, on charges of...
BNP for action against corrupt officials
Bangladesh Nationalist Party in a series of recommendations to the public administration reform commission has sought action against party-biased and corrupt officials working in the administration in the past 16 years...
BTRC publishes draft guidelines on infrastructure sharing
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has published amended draft guidelines on telecommunication infrastructure sharing, with provisions for ensuring quality of service, maintaining technical standards and shared lawful interception systems for monitoring communications...
Dhaka stocks lose steam in past week
Dhaka stocks witnessed a big drop in its indices in the past week, after increasing slightly in the previous week, as a section of panic-driven investors sold shares to protect their funds, market operators said...
Changes in practice of interrogation in custody sought
Nearly 92 per cent respondents of an opinion poll, carried out by Police Reform Commission, have sought reforms of the interrogation in police custody, criticising the existing practice of tortures during grilling that often lead to suspects death.
Illegal wealth: ex-ministers Zahid, Palak, Azam sued
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed six separate cases against former health minister Zahid Maleque, former state minister for posts, telecommunications, and information technology...
HC asks EC to give registration to BDP
The High Court on Thursday instructed the Election Commission to give registration to Bangladesh Development Party as a political party...
47th BCS application deadline revised
The Bangladesh Public Service Commission on Thursday announced a revised schedule for the online application process for the 47th Bangladesh Civil Service Exam-2024...
ACC imposes travel ban on 5 ex-MPs, families
Anti-Corruption Commission in Bangladesh has imposed a ban on foreign travel of five former Members of Parliament and their family members.
In need of a permanent education commission
EDUCATION is the cornerstone of national development, serving as a foundation for cultivating informed societies, robust economies, and accountable governance systems. In Bangladesh, despite significant progress, the education sector faces persistent challenges that threaten the country鈥檚 trajectory toward sustainable growth. Issues such...
ACC to launch probe against 鈥榖ig fishes鈥� soon: chairman
The newly appointed chairman of Anti-Corruption Commission, Mohammad Abdul Momen, on Wednesday said that the commission would start investigation into the allegations against 鈥榖ig fishes鈥� soon...
Protest march towards Agartala today
Different organisations on Tuesday held rallies and human chains in Bangladesh protesting at the attack on the Bangladesh assistant high commission in India鈥檚 Agartala on December 2 and Indian aggression as well...
