EC to get ready by May or June for polls
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday held a meeting with the Election Commission to discuss the preparations underway for the coming national elections...
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Election Commission not backing any political party: CEC
Chief election commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin has said that the Election Commission does not intend to take a stance for or against any political party....
PUBLIC ADMIN REFORM: Cluster-based ministries proposed
The public administration reform commission, in its full report published on Saturday, recommended cluster-based ministries to boost officials鈥� efficiency and skills.
CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS:聽Fundamental rights, freedom highlighted
The constitution reform commission has proposed several changes in the existing constitution, including widening citizens鈥� legal protection for life and overhauling judicial and governance structures.
Punishment for false cases suggested
The Judicial Reform Commission has recommended amending the Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure to empower all criminal courts to compensate victims of false cases and harassment...
PUBLIC ADMIN REFORMS: Ultimatum issued to revise recommendations
The Inter-Cadre Discrimination Elimination Council on Saturday issued a seven-day ultimatum demanding that the 50 per cent quota for the administration cadre in the deputy secretary pool, as recommended by the Public Administration Reform Commission, be scrapped...
Six reform commissions鈥� reports made public Saturday
The full reports of the Electoral Reform Commission, Police Reform Commission, Judiciary Reform Commission, Anti-Corruption Commission Reform Commission, Public Administration Reform Commission, and Constitutional Reform Commission (Part One) were published on the website of the Cabinet Division (https://cabinet.gov.bd/) on Saturday...
ACC to probe into Hasina鈥檚 foreign trips, degrees
The Anti-Corruption Commission has launched an inquiry into the allegations of wasting public money by ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina during her foreign trips and for acquiring 鈥榝ake鈥� honorary doctorate degrees...
NBL LOAN SCAM: ACC sues NBL directors, Desh TV鈥檚 Arif Hasan for embezzling Tk 1,400cr
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed four cases against 31 people, including board of directors, top officials of National Bank Limited, and Desh Television Ltd鈥檚 managing director, Arif Hasan, on charges of embezzling Tk 1,414 crore through forgery...
Traffic sergeants to carry arms against muggers: DMP chief
Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Md Sajjad Ali announced plans to arm traffic sergeants with small arms to combat rising incidents of mugging in the capital...
POND EXCAVATION IN AGRICULTURAL LAND: Customs excise, VAT commissionerate鈥檚 wife sued
An upazila land official in Rajshahi filed a case against two people, including Musfika Akter Mim, wife of customs excise and VAT commissionerate, Khulna鈥檚 deputy commissioner Md Abul Kalam Azad, for illegally excavating a pond on triple cropping land...
ACC sues Mannujan, Shibli Rubayat on graft charges
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday filed three cases against nine people, including former state minister Mannujan Sufian and former Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam on charges of corruption...
Yunus urges all to accept reform reports
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called upon all concerned to accept the reports of the reform commissions and come forward to implement those...
JUDICIARY REFORM: HC benches in divisions, upazila courts proposed
The Judiciary Reform Commission has proposed the establishment of a separate secretariat for the judiciary, permanent attorney service, an independent investigation agency, the creation of permanent benches of the High Court Division in all divisional cities, and expanding district courts to upazilas across the country...
PUBLIC ADMIN REFORMS: Four provinces, capital city govt recommended
The public administration reform commission on Wednesday proposed major structural changes, including the creation of four provinces, two new administrative divisions and a 鈥榗apital city government鈥�...
Reform commissions propose decentralisation of admin, judiciary
The public administration reform commission proposed major structural changes, including the creation of four provinces, two new administrative divisions and a dedicated capital city government.
Public admin, judiciary reform commissions submit report today
The public administration reform commission and the judiciary reform commission are going to hand over their reports with recommendations to Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus today.
Suspended AC Urmi charged with defamation
A Dhaka court on Tuesday framed charges against suspended assistant commissioner Tapasi Tabassum Urmi in a case filed for making derogatory remarks about Abu Sayed and other martyrs of student-led July-August mass uprising...
EC extends voter list updating deadline
The Election Commission has extended the voter list updating deadline till April 27 for those whose data could not be collected or dropped from the latest updating process...
UGC to establish cell to protect intellectual property rights in research, innovation
Member of the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh, Professor Masuma Habib, at a workshop in Dhaka on Tuesday said that the UGC would take initiatives to protect the intellectual property rights of university teachers in research and innovation...
DSE asked to probe KPPL鈥檚 share price fluctuation
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has asked the Dhaka Stock Exchange to investigate an unusual surge in share prices of Khulna Printing and Packaging Limited...
ACC prosecutes Max group chair among four for graft
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed cases against four people including Max Group chairman Golam Mohammed Alamgir and former deputy secretary Syed Mujibul Haque on charges of amassing illegal wealth and embezzling money...
Travel embargo imposed on ex-minister Engineer Khandaker Mosharraf
A court here today imposed travel ban on former LGRD minister and Awami League lawmaker from Faridpur-3 Engineer Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain over graft allegations.
ACC urges Bangladesh Bank to freeze safe deposit lockers of officials
The Anti-Corruption Commission has requested Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur to temporarily freeze all safe deposit lockers belonging to the central bank鈥檚 officials.
ACC prosecutes ex-minister Nuruzzaman, family
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed three cases against former social welfare minister Nuruzzaman Ahmed, his wife and son on charges of amassing illegal wealth of Tk 8.5 crore and suspicious transactions of Tk聽134 crore...
Indian envoy for enhanced trade with Bangladesh
Indian high commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma has hoped that trade connectivity and economic engagement between Bangladesh and India would continue to bring people and businesses of the two countries closer together...
SUPER SPECIALISED HOSPITAL: ACC finds irregularities
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday conducted a drive at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Super Specialised Hospital in Dhaka, following allegations of irregularities in recruitment and hospital operations...
ACC prosecutes ex-minister Shajahan Khan, family over Tk聽25.72cr illegal wealth
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday filed three separate cases against former shipping minister Shajahan Khan, also a presidium member of the Awami League, and his family members on charges of amassing illegal assets worth Tk 25.72 crore...
JUDICIARY REFORM COMMISSION: Separate secretariat under SC to be suggested
The judiciary reform commission is set to recommend key reforms including establishing a separate secretariat for the judiciary under the Supreme Court, aiming to free the judiciary from the influence of the executive branch of the state.
Ex-MP Mizanur gets 8-year jail in graft case
A Dhaka court on Thursday sentenced former Khulna-2 lawmaker Mizanur Rahman to eight years of imprisonment in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission...