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...
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Former Titas GM injured in IEB AGM clash dies
Former Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution general manager Shafiqul Islam Khan injured in the Saturday鈥檚 clash over the annual general meeting of the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh at the IEB, died while undergoing treatment at Square Hospital in Dhaka on Monday...
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...
Muslim feminist voices against patriarchal interpretations
THE recent release of the Women鈥檚 Affairs Reform Commission鈥檚 report has reignited the debate around women鈥檚 rights in Bangladesh. Several religious political parties have united in protest against the Commission鈥檚 proposal for gender-equal inheritance and other reforms, demanding its outright rejection. Ironically, the July uprising 鈥� once a platform for...
From power-centric to citizen-centric policing
THE July uprising exposed harsh truth. One of the most painful aspects was that the police, once seen as protectors, become a symbol of repression. The realisation pushed police reforms into the national spotlight, prompting the interim government to establish the police reforms commission, one of the six set up in the early phase of the interim goverment. The recently...
ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCE: Govt drafts law to form tribunal, commission
The interim government has taken a move to form a national commission and a tribunal for ensuring justice for the victims of enforced disappearance and their families to make the International Convention for the Protection of All Enforced Disappearance effective.
JICA interested in investing in improving engineering, technology education
Bangladesh University Grants Commission chairman Professor SMA Faiz has said that the Japan International Cooperation Agency has expressed its interest in helping to improve the quality of engineering and technology education in the country.
Protesters demand聽 PSC reform road map by Monday
A group of jobseekers on Thursday staged a protest march demanding immediate implementation of their eight-point charter of demands for Public Service Commission reform.
ACC sues ex-MP Mamunur Rashid, his wife for amassing illegal wealth
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed two cases against former lawmaker from Noakhali-3 constituency Md Mamunur Rashid Kiron and his wife Jasmin Aktar on charges of amassing Tk聽51 crore beyond known sources of income and suspicious transactions of Tk聽211 crore in his bank accounts...
EC suspends NID verification for Ansar-VDP, BRAC Bank
The Election Commission has suspended the National Identity Card verification services for the paramilitary force Ansar and Village Defence Party and BRAC Bank after detecting evidence of data leaks...
Stop opposing women affairs commission report:聽LDA
Leaders of the Left Democratic Alliance, a combine of six political parties, on Wednesday at a rally in Dhaka called on the interim government to take immediate steps to stop opposing women affairs commission report by some quarters...
UGC seeks EU support to expand higher education opportunities
University Grants Commission chairman Professor SMA Faiz has urged the European Union to expand higher education opportunities in various universities in Europe, including scholarships and joint research, for Bangladeshi students...
Consensus commission holds talks with Nagorik Oikya
National Consensus Commission on Wednesday held talks with Nagorik Oikya as part of its ongoing discussions with political parties to build a consensus on reform proposals of various commissions.
UGC working to meet new generation鈥檚 expectations: chair
The chairman of Bangladesh University Grants Commission Professor SMA Faiz on Tuesday said that the UGC was working as a supporting organisation of the country鈥檚 higher education institutions to fulfil the expectations of the young generation of the new Bangladesh.
Welcome pieces of advice to straighten health sector
THE recommendations of the health reforms commission, formed on November 18, 2024, in a report submitted to the government on May 5 after missing out its extended deadline of April 30, appear good steps towards ensuring health care as a fundamental right and improving the health services that have so far been in a deplorable condition. The prime among the...
50 citizens express concern over demand to cancel women鈥檚 reform commission
Fifteen citizens, including activists, academics, lawyers and journalists on Tuesday expressed their concern over some Islamist groups and parties鈥� demand to cancel the Women Affairs Reform Commission and called on the government to clarify its position immediately.
Atomic Energy Commission employees hold gathering, submits memorandum
The scientists and staff of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission held a mass gathering at its head office at Agargaon in Dhaka on Sunday to press home their 11-point demand, including restoring autonomy of the commission.聽
Basic reforms, AL trial must be visible before polls: NCP
The youth-led National Citizen Party on Tuesday, in a meeting with the National Consensus Commission, placed a framework for the basic reforms and announced that it would accept national elections by December or 鈥榓nytime鈥� if...
Hasina鈥檚 ex-principal secy Tofazzel under ACC scanner
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday initiated an inquiry over the allegations of corruption including amassing illegal wealth and abuse of power against Md Tofazzel Hossain Miah, the former principal secretary to the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina...
ACC sues Papon, wife,聽Ex-BCB director Ismail over illegal wealth
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed two separate cases against former youth and sports minister Nazmul Hasan Papon and his wife Ruksana Hasan on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth...
No chance for day鈥檚 vote to happen at night, CEC says
Reiterating Election Commission鈥檚 commitment to organising a free, fair, neutral and peaceful election, Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin said, 鈥楾here is no possibility of taking place day鈥檚 vote at night.鈥�
Free primary healthcare suggested as right for all in Bangladesh
The Health Sector Reform Commission on Monday recommended reforming the constitution to recognise primary healthcare as a fundamental right of the citizens, urging the interim government to ensure free primary healthcare...
BSP opposes bicameral JS
The Bangladesh Socialist Party disagreed to the proposed bicameral parliament while the Alliance of 12 Parties, though supporting the two-chamber parliament, recommended that the decision on it be taken by the next Jatiya Sangsad...
ACC probes into alleged corruption of APS, POs to 2 advisers
The Anti-Corruption Commission has started an inquiry into corruption allegations against a former assistant private secretary to the youth and sports adviser and a former and a serving personal officers to the health adviser...
Stray kite string blamed for April grid failure
A kite string falling on a power transmission line on April 26 caused a massive short circuit, severing electricity supply to 21 districts, a recent probe found, highlighting the risks for the national power grid arising out of its close proximity to human settlements...
Constitutional recognition, land commission demanded
National minority communities on Saturday once again reiterated their demand for recognition of national minority people as 鈥榠ndigenous people鈥� in the country鈥檚 constitution and forming a separate land commission for them living in plain land...
Good start, but more needs to be done
In October 2024, the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission undertook a significant step by establishing a taskforce tasked with rejuvenating the country鈥檚 ailing capital market. The taskforce was entrusted with the responsibility of proposing reforms to address the structural inefficiencies and governance issues that have long plagued the market, persisting since...
UNHCR urges Bangladesh to shelter1.13 lakh more Rohingyas
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has recently pressed the Office of the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner to ensure accommodation of 1.13 lakh more Rohingyas amid uncertainty of repatriation...