Consensus commission鈥檚 dialogue with political parties to begin Thursday
The National Consensus Commission is set to begin dialogue with political parties on Thursday.
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Small parties oppose constituent assembly
Small political parties, who shared their opinions with the National Consensus Commission on reform proposals till Monday, have opposed the idea of a constituent assembly to implement key reforms, according to party leaders.
EC disagrees with reform proposal, sends letter to consensus commission
The Election Commission on Monday sent a letter to the National Consensus Commission, expressing its disagreement about some of the recommendations of the Electoral Reform Commission as the EC believed that these recommendations, if...
US consumer confidence plunges again in March
Consumer confidence in the United States declined sharply again in March, falling more than analysts had expected, according to a study Friday that cited economic turbulence now that Donald Trump is back in power...
NATIONAL CONSENSUS COMMISSION: Only 7 parties give feedback
The National Consensus Commission will extend the deadline for receiving opinions on key reform proposals made by different commissions, as only seven out of the 37 political parties which were requested to give opinions, had responded to the NCC鈥檚 call by Thursday.
BNP for strong JS for national consensus
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Wednesday called for establishing a strong parliament first so that all reform proposals, including changes to the constitution, could be accepted creating a national consensus through discussions there...
FEEDBACK ON NATIONAL CONSENSUS: Major parties set to miss deadline
Major political parties, including the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, are set to miss the deadline for submitting their feedback to the National Consensus Commission鈥檚 multiple-choice questionnaire on key reforms...
MetLife to give insurance services to Excellent Ceramics
Excellent Ceramics Group has recently signed a contract with MetLife Bangladesh to receive insurance facilities for their employees, said a press release...
INSUB demands worker wages, allowances by Ramadan 20
Leaders of Imarat Nirman Sramik Union Bangladesh on Monday urged the interim government and factory owners to ensure the payment of wages and festival allowances to workers by Ramadan 20...
Reforms depend on talks with parties, citizens: NCC
The National Consensus Commission on Monday said that reforms in various sectors would depend on the outcomes of dialogues with political parties and citizens regarding the recommendations made by six reform commissions.
Reforms before or after polls left with parties
The National Consensus Commission has sent a questionnaire to different political parties to gather their opinions on key reform proposals.
Consensus commission to seek political party feedback on reform proposals
The National Consensus Commission is set to gather feedback from political parties on which reform proposals are agreed, partially agreed, and not agreed.
Some sick banks may not survive: BB governor
Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur on Tuesday said that the banks those were hamstrung by classified loans over 80 per cent of their outstanding loans would not survive...
Transactions through MFS likely to cross Tk 25 lakh crore
Transactions through mobile financial services in Bangladesh may exceed Tk 25 lakh crore in 2025, Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur said on Tuesday...
Businesses urge NBR to set up consultation, advocacy wings
The country鈥檚 businesses on Monday urged the National Board of Revenue for establishing separate wings for policy and implementation to enhance business sector consultations and advocacy.
Sayeed elected BIA president
Sayeed Ahmed, chairman of Global Insurance Limited, has been elected president of the Bangladesh Insurance Association for the 2025-26 term, said a press release...
Bureaucrats hesitant about reforms: governor
Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur on Thursday expressed disappointment over bureaucracy, saying that bureaucrats were hesitant about reforms...
Bangladesh鈥檚 democracy at turning point
THE recent meeting of the National Consensus Commission, chaired by chief adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus, represents a crucial step towards political reform in Bangladesh. This meeting convened leaders from six reform commissions alongside approximately 100 representatives from 27 political parties and alliances, including BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, Nagorik Committee...
Nat鈥檒 Consensus Commission鈥檚 first meeting with political parties Saturday
The first meeting of the National Consensus Commission with the political parties will begin Saturday....
80 teams to monitor market during Ramadan
Some 80 teams of the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection will monitor markets across the country during the holy month of Ramadan in a bid to check illegal hoarding and ensuring selling of essentials at affordable prices...
Reasonable pricing of goods during Ramadan decided
The Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) organised a stakeholders meeting aimed to ensure price stability of essential consumer goods, including clothing, cosmetics, footwear, and other daily-use items, ahead of the upcoming holy month of Ramadan...
Bangladesh mission in India's Agartala resumes visa, consular services after attack聽
The Bangladesh mission in Agartala of India is going to resume visa and consular services today on a limited scale amid enhanced security over two months after an attack on its premises by a group of Indian protesters during a violent demonstration in the capital of Tripura state...
UNSAFE FOOD CONSUMPTION: 5pc people suffer from intestinal disorders daily: secretary
Five per cent of people suffers from sort of intestinal disorders daily in Bangladesh due to unsafe food consumption, said food secretary Md Masudul Hasan on Sunday...
Social health insurance scheme
ADVOCACY for initiating a general practitioner-based primary health care system, practised in the United Kingdom and in many former British colonies, looks quite rife in Bangladesh whereas the financing avenue urged for the same is the social health insurance-based model, known also as the Bismarck model, initiated in Germany in 1883. The...
Govt should review policies to up manufacturing sector growth
THE growth of the number of economic units in the services sector by 56 per cent, to 10.83 million units in 2024 from about 6.91 million units in 2013, as the preliminary findings of the Economic Census 2024 that the Bureau of Statistics made public on January 29 show, is encouraging. But what remains worrisome is that the growth in the number of...
Consensus needed for reforms of constitution: discussion
Politicians on Wednesday at a discussion said that a consensus among political parties was needed before bringing reforms to the constitution by the interim government headed by Professor Muhammad Yunus...
Binimoy a shell firm of Sajeeb Wazed Joy: Bangladesh Bank governor
Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur has claimed that Binimoy, the mobile financial services interoperability platform, was a shell company linked to Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina...
Depositors to get back money from weak banks soon: Mansur
Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur on Tuesday said that depositors of weak banks will soon get their deposits back...
National consensus on democratic reforms urged
Speakers, including academics and politicians, called for national unity among all political parties and other stakeholders for bringing democratic reforms in the country in keeping with the spirit of the War of Independence and July uprising...
Eastland Insurance holds annual branch managers鈥� conference
Eastland Insurance PLC on Monday held its 38th Annual Branch Managers鈥� Conference-2025, said a press release...