No security threat over Durga Puja in Bangladesh: Adviser
There is no specific threat centering Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community in Bangladesh, says home affairs adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury.
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24 tonnes of stolen govt rice seized
A truck with twenty four and a half metric tonnes of government rice was seized at Kaliganj upazila of Lalmonirhat on Friday as it was lifted from a warehouse...
Immediate complete list of victims demanded
The Democratic Rights Committee on Saturday presented 13 proposals to the interim government to restore stability and resolve the ongoing crisis in the country...
Bangladesh interim govt to begin dialogue with political parties Saturday
Interim government chief adviser Muhammad Yunus would start talks with political parties on reform issues and the current law and order situation today.
Interim govt constitutes five reform commissions
The government constituted five reform commissions to make the country鈥檚 electoral process, police administration, judiciary, anti-corruption watchdog and public administration...
Govt to form body on alleged DC appointment scam
The interim government will form a high-power committee to investigate the allegation of bribery against the senior secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration in the appointment of...
Failure of interim govt would increase chances of Hasina鈥檚 return: Time
Political observers and analysts in Bangladesh and abroad said that dysfunction in Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government would considerably boost the chances of Sheikh Hasina鈥檚...
SB chief sent on retirement
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government has sent police鈥檚 Special Branch chief Md Shah Alam on retirement on Thursday.
Inclusive education system demanded
Senior educationists, experts and researchers on Wednesday urged the interim government to establish an inclusive and continuous education framework for eradicating existing discrimination in the sector...
Ex-whip Shamsul among 10 former MPs under ACC scanner
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday decided to launch inquiries against 10 former lawmakers from the ousted Awami League government, including former whip Shamsul Haque Chowdhury over allegations of abuse of power, and amassing illegal wealth through corruption...
A call to harness net zero vision
THE interim government has announced six commissions for reforms in the constitution, the electoral system, the judiciary, the police, the Anti-corruption Commission and public administration. Considering the significance, urgency and challenges of Net Zero Vision 2050, the government should add environment commission to the cart as well. As efforts to...
Bangladesh's interim govt to hold dialogue with political parties on Saturday
The interim government will hold a dialogue with the major political parties on Saturday to discuss about the six reform commissions and the country鈥檚 current law and order situation...
Fakhrul among 8 acquitted of arson
A Dhaka magistrate court on Wednesday acquitted eight people, including Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, in a case filed on charges of vandalism and setting fire to a Dhaka South City Corporation garbage truck in 2012...
53pc voters think interim govt should stay in power for max two years
A recent survey by the South Asian Institute of Policy and Governance at North South University has indicated that 53 per cent of voters in believe the interim government鈥檚 tenure should be two years or less while 47 per cent think it should be three years or more...
Body positive about age limit extension
The committee appointed to review the age limit for entry into the civil service jobs has expressed positive views about raising the limit as demanded by a section of students...
GOP for no street agitation before govt becomes stable
Nurul Haque Nur-led faction of the Gono Odhikar Parishad on Tuesday urged all to refrain from agitations to realise their demands before the interim government became stable.
Advisers asked to submit wealth statements to chief adviser
All advisers and those holding the rank of adviser to the interim government have been asked to submit wealth statements to the chief adviser in 15 days after the filing of their annual tax returns...
Superstores start running without polythene bags
Superstores started operating without poly bags after the interim government had enforced a nationwide ban on polythene and polypropylene shopping bags in all superstores with effect from Tuesday...
Shilpakala gets six new departmental directors
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government has appointed new directors in six departments of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.
Fresh sectarian violence erupts in Khagrachari
A teacher of Khagrachari Government Technical School and College was beaten to death on Tuesday for allegedly raping a Class VII student of Tripura community, triggering a fresh sectarian violence between...
Automated govt financial services curbing corruption: Salehuddin
Adviser on the ministries of finance and commerce Salehuddin Ahmed on Monday highlighted the crucial role of automated government financial services in curbing resource misuse and corruption....
Formation of interim govt timely: IMF
The International Monetary Fund on Monday said that the timely formation of an interim government in Bangladesh had helped stabilise the political and security conditions, fostering a gradual return to normalcy in the economy...
JnU to observe 19th anniv focusing on July Revolution
Jagannath University will celebrate its 19th anniversary on October 20 with a focus on the 鈥楯uly Revolution鈥� that toppled the Sheikh Hasina government on August 5...
Govt should engage, coordinate with political parties
THE apparent indifference of the interim government to engage or coordinate with political parties to address the pressing issues that the country faces and the reforms that the country needs is concerning on a couple of counts. The distance between the government and the political parties also suggests a distance between the government and the...
Dialogue with parties before reform bodies start working
The advisory council of the interim government will hold another round of dialogue with the political parties before the six reform commissions begin their work in full swing.
Bangladesh to withdraw 1,340 DSA, CSA, ICT cases due to making remarks
The interim government has announced the withdrawal of all cases filed under the cybercrime laws during the 15-year tenure of Sheikh Hasina, who resigned as prime minister and fled to India on August 5 amid a student-mass uprising...
Bangladesh envoy to UK Saida Muna Tasneem asked to return immediately
The interim government has asked Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK Saida Muna Tasneem to return to Dhaka immediately.
Committees formed to run city corporations
The interim government has formed committees to run the programmes of the country鈥檚 city corporations, including of two Dhaka cities.聽
Task force on stolen assets reconstituted
The interim government on Sunday reconstituted the national taskforce on repatriating stolen assets with the Bangladesh Bank governor replacing the attorney general at the top.
Govt nonchalance irks political parties聽
The absence of initiatives from the interim government to coordinate with the political parties either formally or informally is annoying the parties whose leaders view the lack of effort as the...