Reform commissions reports unlikely by deadlines
The six reform commissions initially formed would submit draft recommendations, instead of final reports, to the interim government chief adviser by the deadlines.
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Doctors鈥� cuts from pharmas unethical, illegal, says聽HSRC chief
Health Sector Reform Commission head Professor AK Azad Khan has termed the practice of doctors receiving commissions from pharmaceutical companies as 鈥榰nethical and illegal鈥�. He said that...
Reform Proposals: Health, edn cadre officials planning to hold more protests
Officials of the health and education cadres are planning to make louder their protests against the public administration reform commission鈥檚 proposals, including separating the health and education sectors from the Bangladesh Civil Service, in the coming weeks...
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...
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...
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...
EU supports reform efforts in Bangladesh: delegation
Ambassador and head of delegation of the European Union in Bangladesh, Michael Miller, on Tuesday said that the EU fully supported the ongoing reform processes in Bangladesh...
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.
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.
Addressing migrants鈥� rights in labour sector reform demanded
Rights activists at a discussion on Sunday demanded that labour sector reforms should take into account migrant workers鈥� rights to protect the foreign exchange earners from vulnerabilities...
People deserve to know reform roadmap: Tarique
Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairperson Tarique Rahman on Sunday said that people had the right to know how many more months would be needed for the interim government to reform the state.
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...
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.
Collective efforts needed to reform food systems
Reforming food systems is feasible, but highly complex due to the multitude of stakeholders involved, said Johan Swinnen, director general of the International Food Policy Research Institute, on Tuesday...
BNP for RAB鈥檚 abolition
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party recommended the abolition of the Rapid Action Battalion, citing allegations of human rights violations and extrajudicial killings.
BNP reveals 10-point proposal for electoral reforms
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday called for adopting the latest technology in the task to update the voter list, instead of the traditional door-to-door campaigning ahead of the 12th national parliament election...
CJ urges judicial officers to submit reform proposals by Dec 12
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has urged judicial officers across the country to share their insights and suggestions for proposed judiciary reforms by December 12...
Yunus hints at unveiling reform, election process soon
Reiterating that required reforms should be accomplished before holding the next national election, chief adviser professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday hinted that they could come up with a kind of announcement that month on the reform and election process...
LGRC鈥檚 meeting with ministry starts this week
The local government reform commission would start exchanging views with ministry officials this week. The next phase of the meeting would cover officials of the local government-related institutions.聽聽
IAB leaders demand reforms before elections
Leaders of Islami Andolan Bangladesh on Friday demanded comprehensive reforms before the next national election.
Demands for聽accountable, apolitical force grow louder
Several thousand citizens through an opinion platform have said that they expect reforms in the police force that will transform it to an apolitical, corruption-free and accountable force that would not repress citizens by abuse of power.聽
BNP submits recommendations to police reform commission
BNP on Thursday submitted its recommendations to the police administration reform commission...
Regaining voters鈥� trust top priority
An exchange of views was held between the newly-formed Election Commission and the Electoral Reform Commission on Wednesday where both parties highlighted the major deficits, including lack of voters鈥� trust on the electoral system...
Four reforms in power sector can save Tk聽138b annually
Bangladesh can reduce its subsidy burden by Tk聽138 billion by making four power sector reforms, said a report released on Wednesday by the US-based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis...
BBS starts constitution reform survey today
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics is scheduled to begin the public opinion survey countrywide on the constitution reform today...
Criminality in law enforcement units should be addressed
THE reported involvement of law enforcers in mugging in Dhaka underscores the significance of major police reform. Four people, including two Rapid Action Battalion and police personnel, were arrested on December 2 on charges of their being involved in mugging at the Dhaka airport. Allegations against a section of police personnel over involvement in crimes, including abduction, extortion, smuggling...
Reform commission for dropping 鈥楥adre鈥� from civil service
The public administration reform commission will recommend Bangladesh interim government to remove the word 鈥楥adre鈥� from civil service.
Electoral offenders should be punished: Badiul Alam
Chief of the electoral reform commission Badiul Alam Majudar on Friday said that the perpetrators of crimes committed in the last three general elections should be punished.
JP for reducing PM鈥檚 power
Jatiya Party on Thursday proposed 19-point reform proposals including repeal of the 15th amendment to the constitution and reinstatement of the caretaker government system for holding general elections...
