Commission for Bangladesh鈥檚 religious minorities demanded in JS
Independent lawmaker elected from Barishal-4, Pankaj Nath, on Sunday demanded the formation of a commission to protect the rights of Hindus, Buddhists and Christians....
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Lawmakers blast Bangladesh鈥檚 education sector corruption in JS
The Jatiya Party and independent lawmakers said on Sunday in Jatiya Sangsad that Bangladesh鈥檚 education sector was beset with widespread irregularities, corruption, and discrimination....
Unfit vehicles, factory smoke, brick kilns main causes of air pollution in Bangladesh: minister
Local government, rural development and cooperatives minister Tajul Islam told Jatiya Sangsad on Sunday that one of the main causes of air pollution was unfit vehicles, black smoke emitted from factories and brick kilns, besides dust pollution caused by urbanisation...
JS passes budget for FY 2024-25
The Jatiya Sangsad on Sunday passed the Tk 7,97,000 crore national budget for FY25 setting a goal for achieving 6.75 per cent gross domestic product growth and...
New budget to take Bangladesh one step forward: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said that the proposed national budget for the FY 2024-25 was not an ambitious one, vowing to take Bangladesh one step forward through the implementation of the new budget....
Solving economic problems by spreading corruption in economy unrealistic, says GM Quader
Jatiya Party chairman Ghulam Muhammad Quader on Sunday told Jatiya Sangsad that it was unrealistic to think of solving economic problems by spreading corruption and irregularities in the economy...
Campaign against corrupt people part of conspiracy: AL MP
Ruling Awami League lawmaker and former minister Kamrul Islam told Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday that there was sudden propaganda against some corrupt officials as part of a national and international conspiracy...
Corruption tarnishes govt image: AL MP
The ruling Awami League's joint general secretary and lawmaker Mahbubul Alam Hanif told Jatiya Sangsad on Tuesday that corruption had tarnished the image of the government despite its achievements...
Indians take away $50m
Indian citizens living in Bangladesh remitted $ 50.60 million to their country in the first ten months of the 2023-24 financial year, finance minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali told the Jatiya Sangsad on Monday...
BB working to make list of top loan defaulters: Fin Min
Finance minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali on Monday told the Jatiya Sangsad that Bangladesh Bank is in the process of preparing the list of top loan defaulter persons and organisations...
AL MP for regional security council
Ruling Awami League lawmaker and whip Shaimum Sarwar Kamal told Jatiya Sangsad on Sunday that had there not been a cantonment, the Cox鈥檚 Bazar area would have been occupied by the Arakan Army...
Over 50.17 lakh people working in garment sector in Bangladesh: state minister
There are over 50.17 lakh workers working in garment factories in the country and 55.57 per cent of them are women, state minister for labour and employment Nazrul Islam Chowdhury told Jatiya Sangsad on Sunday...
AL MPs criticise scope of legalising money
Two ruling Awami League lawmakers and a lawmaker from Jatiya Party on Saturday in Jatiya Sangsad criticised the government for keeping provisions for legalising undisclosed money in the...
Asthma patients increasing due to air pollution: minister
Environment, forest and climate change minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury told Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday that the number of asthma patients was increasing in the country due to air pollution...
Trade and Tariff Commission (Amendment) Bill placed in JS
Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2024 was placed in the Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday with a view to further amending Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission Act, 1992....
363 foreigners detained in Bangladesh jails: HM
Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan told Jatiya Sangsad on Wednesday that 363 foreign nationals were detained in Bangladesh jails...
AL MP for legalising money through stock market
A number of ruling Awami League lawmakers on Tuesday spoke in favour of keeping illegal money legalising provisions, taking part in a general discussion on the proposed budget for the 2024鈥�25 financial year in Jatiya Sangsad...
MPs censure govt for graft
A Jatiya Party and two independent lawmakers on Monday in Jatiya Sangsad came down heavily on finance minister Abul Hasan Mahmood Ali and...
Circular railway to be built around Dhaka: minister
Railways minister Md Zillul Hakim on Monday told the Jatiya Sangsad that 230 projects, worth Tk 5.53 lakh crore, had been planned to construct circular railways around Dhaka city till 2045....
Lawmaker wants easier option to legalise undisclosed money
Independent lawmaker Suhrab Uddin on Sunday demanded five per cent tax instead of 15 per cent to legalise undisclosed money proposed in the national budget for 2024-25 fiscal...
Hasina expresses gratitude for welcoming her ignoring 1/11 govt鈥檚 ban
Ruling Awami League president and prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday expressed gratitude to her party leaders and activists as well as the mass people for welcoming her at the airport, ignoring the 1/11 government鈥檚 ban while returning home from abroad....
UPs to get administrator if election not held in time
The Local Government (Union Parishad) (Amendment) Bill 2024 was tabled in Jatiya Sangsad to make a provision for appointing administrators at union parishads on the expiry of the five-year tenure of the elected representatives...
JP MPs blast govt over power cuts, road accidents
Jatiya Party lawmakers on Sunday heavily criticised the government for failing to stop power disruption and mismanagement in the banking sector and road accidents, while...
JS session to continue till May 9
The 2nd session of the current parliament that began Thursday will continue till May 9...
Bangladesh govt plans to build open jail: HM tells JS
Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan said on Thursday that a plan to build open jail in Bangladesh was adopted following models of those in developed countries...
JS goes into second session Thursday
The 12th Jatiya Sangsad will go into its second session on Thursday......
Speaker nominates five lawmakers as JU senate members
Jatiya Sangsad speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury has nominated five lawmakers as senate members of Jahangirnagar University......
Bangladesh parliamentary body fears Myanmar聽border situation may deteriorate
The ongoing tense situation in Myanmar, bordering Bangladesh鈥檚 Bandarban and Cox鈥檚 Bazar, is likely to worsen next month, and as a result, more Rohingya people and...
JS body expresses anger over delay in projects
The Jatiya Sangsad standing committee on estimates on Sunday expressed anger over Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha鈥檚 delay in completing works of Purbachal New Town and Jhilmil residential projects...
