NCP besieges EC
The National Citizen Party on Wednesday alleged that the current Election Commission had forfeited its constitutional legitimacy, accusing it of operating as a de facto office and a mouthpiece for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party...
Tags : commission
ACC grills NCP leader Tanvir, two POs of health adviser over graft charges
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday interrogated National Citizen Party鈥檚 suspended joint member secretary Gazi Salauddin Ahmed Tanvir and health adviser Nurjahan Begum鈥檚 former personal officer Tuhin Farabi and current PO Mahmudul Hasan over corruption charges...
DIP director Saidul, wife sued over illegal wealth
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed a case against director of the Department of Immigration and Passport Md Saidul Islam and his wife Shaila Akhter on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 2.63 crore.
Identifying priorities, enablers,聽barriers suggested
Setting strategic priorities and identifying enablers and barriers are immediate tasks for implementing the Health Sector Reform Commission鈥檚 recommendations, said experts at a seminar held on Tuesday...
Two houses, 19 flats, lands of Nafeez Sarafat, family seized
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Tuesday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to seize assets, including 19 flats and two houses, owned by former Padma Bank chair Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat and his family members over graft allegations.
Bashir for fair competition to boost small businesses
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Tuesday suggested that聽the Bangladesh Competition Commission should take steps against businesses which are聽affecting the growth of small businesses...
EU seeks to relax rules on turning away asylum seekers
The EU unveiled plans on Tuesday to make it easier to send asylum seekers to certain third countries in the latest overhaul aimed at reducing migration to the bloc, sparking criticism from rights groups.
CHT Commission for end to persecution of Bawm community
The International Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission in a statement on Monday called on the government to end the 鈥榮ystematic persecution of Bawm community鈥�, condemning the recent death of a Bawm youth in jail custody...
First round of national consensus talks concludes
The first round of dialogues between the National Consensus Commission and political parties, aimed at building consensus on the reform initiatives undertaken by the interim government, concluded on Monday after two months of discussions.
ACC prosecutes聽S Alam, 42 others
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed two separate cases against 43 people, including S Alam Group chairman Mohammad Saiful Alam, also former chairman of First Security Islami Bank, and the bank鈥檚 former...
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami for referendum on national charter
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leaders on Sunday said that they recommended a referendum for providing a legal guarantee of the consensus-based 鈥榥ational charter鈥�.
Corruption creates inequality: ACC chair
Anti-Corruption Commission chair Mohammad Abdul Momen on Sunday said that corruption was creating inequality in society...
SC to hear delayed ACC appeal against Hasina case crapping
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday set July 15 for hearing a delayed petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission in March 2025 seeking permission to appeal against a 2010 High Court verdict...
Consensus commission wants to move towards a nat鈥檒 charter soon: Ali Riaz
National Consensus Commission vice-chairman Professor Ali Riaz on Sunday said the commission wants to move towards a national charter by establishing a consensus as soon as possible.
ACC launches fresh raid on BCB over corruption allegations
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Saturday conducted a fresh raid on the Bangladesh Cricket Board headquarters in Mirpur, just a month after a similar operation, as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged irregularities and corruption...
Of proposed health commission
THE health reforms commission in May put forth a set of proposals to transform the healthcare landscape. Major recommendations include the establishment of a permanent, independent health commission, the recognition of primary...
SPB for 2-term limit on chiefs at all tiers of nat鈥檒, local govt
Socialist Party of Bangladesh leaders on Thursday called for a two-term limit on top governance positions, including president, prime minister, parliament members, mayors and chairs of upazila and union councils...
ACC sues Saad Musa Group owner, ex-NBL MD, nine directors
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed a case against 16 people, including Saad Musa Group proprietor Mohammad Mohsin and former National Bank Limited managing director Chowdhury Moshtaq Ahmed, on charges of embezzling Tk聽404 crore from the government-declared Covid stimulus package and laundering the fund...
Lessons from women鈥檚 affairs reform controversy
THE ongoing debate surrounding the Women鈥檚 Affairs Reform Commission in Bangladesh has largely centered around a handful of its 433 recommendations, particularly those deemed controversial by Islamist groups, rather than the full scope of reforms proposed. Much of the coverage 鈥� whether in news reports or opinion pieces 鈥� has focused less on what the...
ACC summons ex-APS, POs to two advisers over graft charges
The Anti-Corruption Commission has summoned youth and sports adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain鈥檚 former assistant private secretary Moazzem Hossain and health adviser Nurjahan Begum鈥檚 former personal officer Tuhin Farabi and...
Radical restructuring is no answer
WHILE the National Consensus Commission has dominated headlines with its efforts to forge consensus on critical constitutional issues, the ministry of finance has proposed a seismic shift in the country鈥檚 revenue sector: dismantling the National Board of Revenue and the Internal Resource Division to create two new divisions under direct ministerial control. This move...
BSEC defends commissioner
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has dismissed allegations of share trading against its Commissioner Md Mohsin Chowdhury, asserting that the claims are baseless and misleading...
ACC sues ex-MP Rubina, her husband
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed two cases against former lawmaker Syeda Rubina Akter Meera and her husband Md Mosharraf Hossain Raja allegedly for amassing illegal assets and laundering money...
NID services restored after disruption
National identity card services, which remained suspended in the country for most of Tuesday due to a technical glitch, were restored in the evening.
CPB for only polls-centric reforms
The Communist Party of Bangladesh on Tuesday urged the National Consensus Commission to advance only crucial reforms needed for credible elections so that the next parliament could fulfill the aspirations underlying the July 2024 uprising...
Nezame Islam for abolishing UPs, municipal bodies
Bangladesh Nezame Islam Party leaders on Monday recommended the abolition of all municipal bodies and union parishads across the country and adjunct the wards under those bodies directly with upazila parishads concerned...
UGC to decide soon on launching PhD progs in private univs
Bangladesh University Grants Commission chairman Professor SMA Faiz has said that a decision will be taken soon on launching PhD programmes in private universities in the country...
Bangladesh Election Commission suspends AL registration
The Election Commission on Monday suspended the registration of Bangladesh Awami League after the government issued a gazette notification banning all activities of the party and its affiliated, associate, and like-minded organisations.
EC to decide on AL ban after receiving gazette: CEC
Chief election commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Monday said that the Election Commission would make a decision regarding the reported ban on the Awami League鈥檚 political activities only after receiving official documentation...
EC awaits gazette to act on AL ban: CEC
Chief election commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Sunday said that the election commission would take appropriate steps once it received the official gazette or paper over the ban of all activities of the Awami League under the Anti-Terrorism Act...