Fascism may return if polls held without reforms: Ali Riaz
National Consensus Commission vice-chairman Professor Ali Riaz on Thursday said that fascism might return if any government was formed through a fair election without completing reforms.
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Travel ban on graft suspects already abroad questioned
Travel ban imposition by courts on the Anti-Corruption Commission鈥檚 applications on dozens of former ministers and Awami League leaders, including the deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her relatives, after they left the country raises questions...
Registration of 96 local election observer orgs likely to be cancelled
The Election Commission is going to cancel the registration of 96 local election observation organisations registered during the ousted Awami League government...
Local mobile phone output drops in Feb
The production of mobile phones in Bangladesh saw a significant decline in February, dropping to 13.88 lakh units from that of 18.19 lakh units in January, marking a drop of 4.31 lakh units, according to the latest data from the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission...
Prime Bank, DAM partner for charity
Prime Bank PLC has signed an agreement with Dhaka Ahsania Mission recently, said a press release...
44th BCS viva schedule published
Bangladesh Public Service Commission has published the date and time of the viva voce for the general and technical/professional cadre post candidates who have provisionally passed the 44th BCS written examination.
Saima Wazed sued on fraud charge
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed two cases against Saima Wazed Putul on charges of forgery to secure appointment at the World Health Organization and coercing 20 banks into depositing Tk 33.05 crore in the accounts of the Shuchona Foundation...
Consensus Commission starts dialogue with political parties
The National Consensus Commission opened its dialogues with political parties, starting with the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Thursday, aiming to build a national consensus on the reform initiatives undertaken by the interim government.
ACC asst director suspended over torturing ex-wife
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday suspended its assistant director SM Mamunur Rashid as he was facing a case allegedly for torturing his former wife demanding dowry...
Former AL MP Golap sued over Tk 68cr illegal assets
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday filed a case against former Awami League lawmaker Abdus Sobhan Mia Golap on charges of amassing illegal wealth of Tk 68.76 crore...
Former UGC chair Prof Kazi Shahidullah dies
Eminent educationist and former chairman of the University Grants Commission, professor Kazi Shahidullah, died in Australia on Wednesday after a long battle with cancer...
BSEC plans to boost bond market
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission said that fixed-income securities such as corporate bonds and sukuk were crucial for the development of the capital market...
Former UGC chair Professor Kazi Shahidullah dies
Eminent educationist and former chairman of University Grants Commission Professor Kazi Shahidullah died in Australia on Wednesday.
HC questions EC preconditions for party registration
The High Court on Tuesday issued a four-week rule asking the government and the Election Commission to explain why the commission鈥檚 recent notice 鈥� requiring new political parties to maintain offices in at least 22 districts and 100 upazilas for registration 鈥� should not be declared unlawful...
ROW OVER NID SERVICES: EC staff suspend 鈥榦perational halt鈥� programme on assurance
Officials and employees of the Election Commission have decided to postpone their previously announced 鈥榦perational halt鈥� programme, which was scheduled for Wednesday...
Consensus commission鈥檚 dialogue with political parties to begin Thursday
The National Consensus Commission is set to begin dialogue with political parties on Thursday.
31 accounts with Tk 394cr of Hasina, family frozen
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Tuesday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to freeze 31 more bank accounts of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, daughter Saima Wazed Putul...
Govt extends term of Enforced Disappearances Commission
The government on Monday again extended the tenure of the Commission of Inquiry on Enforce Disappearance for three and a half months more.聽
EC鈥檚 public notice for new party registration challenged in HC
Rashtra Sanskar Andolan chief coordinator and Supreme Court lawyer Hasnat Quaiyum lodged a writ petition with the High Court on Sunday, challenging the public notice issued by the Election Commission for new political party registration.
Small parties oppose constituent assembly
Small political parties, who shared their opinions with the National Consensus Commission on reform proposals till Monday, have opposed the idea of a constituent assembly to implement key reforms, according to party leaders.
EC disagrees with reform proposal, sends letter to consensus commission
The Election Commission on Monday sent a letter to the National Consensus Commission, expressing its disagreement about some of the recommendations of the Electoral Reform Commission as the EC believed that these recommendations, if...
Nature-based solutions for climate resilience
NATURE-BASED solutions have gained significant attention recently to address environmental degradation, water and food insecurity, natural disasters, and climate crises. The concept of NbS stems from the ecosystem approach. In 2016, the European Commission defined NbS as 鈥榥ature-inspired and nature-supported solutions.鈥� These solutions encompass actions aimed...
TK 22,000CR THEFT IN COVID VACCINE SCAM: Salman-led syndicate under ACC scanner
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday decided to launch an inquiry into a syndicate led by Salman F Rahman, vice-chairman of Beximco Pharmaceuticals, over allegations of embezzling Tk聽22,000 crore from the procurement process of COVID vaccines.
Sheikh Selim to be probed over commission from Tk 1,300cr projects
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday launched an inquiry into allegations that former minister Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim received from contractors 10-15 per cent commission on projects worth Tk聽1,300 crore implemented in the country.
Private univ law needs to be changed
THE Private University Act 1992 was amended in 2010 to make it contemporary. None of the 53 sections of the amended law has a single word on academic and intellectual freedom in higher education or the university鈥檚 autonomy. Rather, various sections have been made to keep universities under the strict surveillance of the University Grants Commission through...
What is unpleasant in deeds is, too, unpleasant in words
SOMETHING that is unpleasant to hear is also unpleasant to happen. This is what the Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner appears to have missed out on when on March 15 he requested journalists to use the phrase 鈥榬epression on women鈥� instead of the word 鈥榬ape鈥� in reports. The city police chief, who has attended as chief guest the inauguration...
EU to support Bangladesh in holding elections maintaining int鈥檒 standards
The European Union will support Bangladesh to conduct elections in line with international standards with a significant financial package as well as its experiences and expertise...
ACC sues two ex-upzila聽 chairmen in Rajshahi
The local office of the Anti-Corruption Commission has lodged two separate cases against two former Upazila Chairmen in Rajshahi on charges of accumulating illegal wealth.
Seizure of 4.26cr shares of 36 Gemcon Group companies ordered
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special judge Court on Thursday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to seize 4.26 crore shares of 36 companies of Gemcon Group in connection with corruption charges.
NATIONAL CONSENSUS COMMISSION: Only 7 parties give feedback
The National Consensus Commission will extend the deadline for receiving opinions on key reform proposals made by different commissions, as only seven out of the 37 political parties which were requested to give opinions, had responded to the NCC鈥檚 call by Thursday.