THE July uprising stirred a renewed sense of hope that Bangladesh鈥檚 damaging political cycle might finally be broken, paving the way for a governance system that genuinely serves its citizens. 鈥楻eform鈥� quickly became the national watchword. In response, the interim government formed several commissions to draft proposals on constitutional changes, elections...
Distinguished fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue Debapriya Bhattacharya on Monday said that the initial enthusiasm for reforms, which emerged after the interim government鈥檚 takeover, has largely faded...
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said that efforts to reshape the state structure following the July mass uprising were being undermined by growing disputes and divisive rhetoric.
NEW Age鈥檚 August 16 editorial, 鈥楪ovt must not put ACC reform on the back burner,鈥� is particularly timely as the tenure of the interim government approaches. The Anti-Corruption Reform Commission, formed by that government, submitted 47 recommendations on January 15 to strengthen the Anti-Corruption Commission and insulate it from political and bureaucratic...
Academicians on Saturday stressed increasing focus on need-based education, saying that it was important both for bringing improvement to the education sector and to attain national progress...
The National Consensus Commission on Saturday sent the final draft of the July National Charter 2025 to political parties, with a prologue stating that the document was 鈥榰nanimously鈥� formulated after a series of dialogues with political parties...
IT IS disappointing that the government has made no progress in implementing the recommendations that the Anti-Corruption Reform Commission made to strengthen the Anti-Corruption Commission and free it from political and bureaucratic influences. The Anti-Corruption Reform Commission, formed by the interim government, submitted its report to the chief adviser on...
The interim government is yet to implement the recommendations made by the Anti-Corruption Reform Commission seven months ago to strengthen the ant-graft watchdog, rendering uncertain the fate of the recommendations...
The council of advisers in a meeting on Thursday identified 367 urgent and actionable recommendations from 10 reform commissions, with 37 measures already implemented...
IN RECENT years, debates over electoral reform in Bangladesh have intensified, with many policymakers, academics and citizens arguing for a system that would represent the diversity of political opinions. One potential model comes from Japan鈥檚 house of representatives, which uses a combination of single-seat constituencies and proportional representation. Adopting...
Top leaders of the National Citizen Party on Monday held a meeting with United States charg茅 d鈥檃ffaires at its embassy in Dhaka Tracey Ann Jacobson at her Gulshan residence where they discussed the country鈥檚 political situation, reforms and the forthcoming national election.
Politicians and economists at a discussion on Sunday said that drastic reforms without changes in political culture would not improve the country鈥檚 socio-economic situation...
THIS is concerning and a disservice to the spirit of the July uprising that a section of police personnel is still involved in criminal and corrupt activities. The involvement of police personnel in crimes such as extortion, bribery, intimidation and framing innocent people in false cases has continued to make the headlines every other day. The agency is also reported to have taken...
The backlog of cases in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh continues to grow, with data showing a steady increase in pending matters across both the High Court and Appellate Division 鈥� raising concerns about the pace and impact of ongoing judicial reforms.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday said that they had set 10 issues in their priority list in the future reform agenda to improve healthcare and health education.
The Asian Development Bank has expressed strong interest in supporting sustainable reforms and providing technical assistance to the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission to help modernise and develop the country鈥檚 capital market...
Among 121 short-term actionable recommendations made by various reform commissions, 16 have already been implemented while 85 are under implementation...
Health rights activists at a discussion on Sunday demanded a high-powered taskforce and an independent commission to implement the proposals of the Health Sector Reform Commission...
The heads of five reform commissions on Saturday jointly called on the chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus to incorporate their reform proposals into the July Charter...
PUBLIC health experts have put out a call in an open letter for the chief adviser to the interim government, seeking early action for the implementation of the recommendations of the reforms commission on the health sector. What is special about the event is that the experts who have put out the call were mostly members of the reforms commission, which the interim...
Supreme Court officials on Saturday said that judicial reforms initiated by the interim government were designed to make the judiciary more transparent and accessible to people.
Public health experts, mostly members of the health reform commission, in an open letter to the chief adviser on Saturday demanded immediate actions to implement reform proposals and to incorporate those into the 鈥楯uly Charter鈥�.
The Supreme Court of Bangladesh held a special dialogue on Saturday to engage law students from public universities in ongoing judicial reform efforts...
POLITICAL parties appear to have made little or no progress in within-the-party practice of democracy or reforms in that direction whilst the government has been busy forging means to effect democratic reforms in state governance by holding dialogues with the political parties. Some political parties have even appeared to be rhetorical about such a democratic practice. It...
The National Consensus Commission is moving towards final decisions on several key reform issues and the political parties will be informed of the decisions by Thursday, said the commission鈥檚 vice-chairman Professor Ali Riaz on Wednesday.
One year after the widespread political awakening that stemmed from the 2024 July uprising, experts and political leaders observe that Bangladesh鈥檚 political parties have not yet heeded the wake-up call to initiate any meaningful internal reforms...
National Citizen Party convener Nahid Islam on Sunday said that political parties could not even dream of elections without the July uprising and the country would have to wait for another four years for an election.
Politicians and civil society members on Saturday said that fascism could return if the next elections were held under the existing political framework without comprehensive state reforms.
THE Police Reform Commission once proposed a five-tier model for the use of force in crowd control. The first two stages emphasised non-contact measures 鈥� verbal communication, negotiation, and the use of barricades to maintain distance and prevent escalation. The third stage cautiously introduced physical force through non-lethal means: batons, gas sprays...
The 16th day of second-round reform talks between the National Consensus Commission and the political parties began on Monday morning to discuss several constitutional issues..