The national budget for the forthcoming financial year of 2025-26 will focus on the reform initiatives taken by the interim government aiming at ensuring good governance, eradicating poverty and curbing discrimination to achieve an inclusive economic growth in the country.
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission will move forward with telecommunication sector reforms based on the support of the majority of stakeholders, ensuring affordability and service quality, said BTRC chairman Md Emdad-ul-Bari...
THE rate of tobacco use in Bangladesh is alarmingly high, posing significant challenges to public health, the economy and the environment. According to the World Health Organisation, tobacco-related diseases are responsible for eight million deaths annually, with 1.3 million of these attributed to passive smoking. In Bangladesh, 35.3 per cent of adults use tobacco, with...
The Local Government Reform Commission has submitted a primary report to the government, recommending a comprehensive overhaul of the country鈥檚 local government system.
THE recent meeting of the National Consensus Commission, chaired by chief adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus, represents a crucial step towards political reform in Bangladesh. This meeting convened leaders from six reform commissions alongside approximately 100 representatives from 27 political parties and alliances, including BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, Nagorik Committee...
Among the 28 political parties and alliances that submitted their respective proposals to the constitution reform commission, only two proposed that Bangla should remain as the state language and other mother tongues should be given constitutional recognition...
THE interim government formed a 7-member Constitutional Reform Commission on October 7, 2024, led by Professor Ali Riaz, to review and evaluate the existing constitution of Bangladesh and to recommend necessary amendments. This commission submitted its recommendations to the chief adviser, professor Muhammad Yunus, on January 15, 2025. The full...
A case has been filed against former education minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury and former Chattogram city mayor Rezaul Karim Chowdhury, along with 127 others, in connection with an attack on a...
The Judicial Reform Commission, in its full report, has recommended amendments, modifications, and additions to 32 articles of the constitution to enhance the judiciary鈥檚 institutional, financial, and functional independence.
Speakers at a discussion on Sunday called for urgent reforms in Bangladesh鈥檚 telecommunications鈥� sector to make mobile and internet services more affordable.
The Judiciary Reforms Commission has suggested the government to appoint retired judges to dispose of under trial cases pilled in district courts, official sources said on Saturday.
Five reform commissions on health, women affairs, mass media, labour and local government are going to ask for more time as they are set to miss the deadline for submitting their reports to the interim government chief adviser Muhammad Yunus today.
The reform commissions, recently formed by the interim government, have recommended measures to curb extrajudicial detention, enforced disappearances, and torture and cruelty in police custody, identifying these crimes as...
The head of the Constitution Reform Commission, Professor Ali Riaz, said that several issues of the constitution can be amended before the elections.
The tenure of closed-end mutual funds, which are usually listed on the stock market, should not be more than 10 years, according to the capital market reform task force proposal...
The BCS (Statistical) Cadre Association, a platform of government statisticians, strongly opposed the public administration reform commission鈥檚 recommendations that excluded their professional service from the proposed restructured civil service framework....
The capital market reform task force has proposed that investors having investment of less than Tk 10 lakh in the stock market would not be eligible for margin loans...
A Chattogram court on Sunday put former Awami League lawmaker from Chattogram 15 constituency Abu Reza Muhammad Nezamuddin Nadvi on two-day remand in connection with the murder of an Islami Chhatra Shibir activist during the quota reform student movement...
The public administration reform commission, in its full report published on Saturday, recommended cluster-based ministries to boost officials鈥� efficiency and skills.
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.
The interim government on Saturday announced that it would complete some basic reforms based on a political consensus before the next general election.
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...
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...
BANGLADESH鈥橲 media sector has witnessed remarkable growth over the past decades. The expansion in the number of outlets and the diversification of platforms reflect the vibrancy of this sector, which serves as a crucial pillar of democracy and development. However, this growth has not come without challenges. From restrictive legal frameworks...
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...
The Bangladesh Judicial Service Association on Friday strongly opposed a recommendation by the Public Administration Reform Commission that would empower executive magistrates to take...
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called upon all concerned to accept the reports of the reform commissions and come forward to implement those...
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...
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�...
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.