Police reform commission chief says force must honour human rights
The Police Reform Commission is set to propose significant changes aimed at improving policing standards and ensuring the protection of human rights.
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Six reform commissions get extended deadlines
The interim government extended the tenure of six reform commissions tasked with submitting reform proposals on Bangladesh constitution, police, judiciary, Election Commission, public administration and Anti-Corruption Commission.
Reforms vs elections debate a fallacious argument: Tarique
Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Wednesday dismissed the debate over which one among reforms and elections should precede, terming it a fallacious argument...
New dates set for reform commissions to submit their reports
Despite setting December 31, 2024 for submitting reports, none of the six reform commissions-on the constitution, election, judiciary, anti-corruption commission, police and public administration-have submitted their reports yet.
Bangladesh constitution needs changes to ensure voting rights, freedom of speech, justice: Ali Riaz聽
The Constitution Reform Commission is planning to place recommendations for changes in line with the people鈥檚 aspirations for democracy in every sphere of the state, freedom of speech, voting rights and independent judiciary.
Education reform: Call for systematic, evidence-based move
EDUCATION ministry representatives and the press secretary to the chief adviser addressed a university award ceremony on December 18, presenting a series of proposals for...
Massive reform, unity stressed for fair polls
Speakers at a dialogue on Saturday stressed national unity among the political parties and organising of fair elections after bringing about massive reforms upholding the spirit of the War of Independence and student-mass uprising.
Judiciary Reform: SC mulls minimum age of 50 for HC judges, 60 for AD
The Supreme Court and the Judiciary Reform Commission have prepared separate draft ordinances, with the Supreme Court鈥檚 draft ordinance proposing 50 years as the minimum age for appointing...
Bureaucratic elitism, intransigence
THE recent protests and threats made by members of the BCS (Administration) cadre against the Administrative Reform Commission鈥檚 efforts to recommend competitive exams for...
Tension mounts among govt officers over reform
Administration cadre officials and other cadres are now facing off over the public administration reforms aimed at freeing the civil service from political influence and inter-cadre discrimination and making it more service-oriented.
Admin cadres demand resignation of Public Administration Reform Commission
Calling all members of the Public Administration Reform Commission 鈥榗ontroversial,鈥� BCS (Admin) Multipurpose Cooperative Society Ltd general secretary Mashiur Rahman has demanded the resignation of the commission.
DIFE places 11-point proposal for labour reform
The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments on Tuesday presented an 11-point reform proposal, including increasing penalties for labour law violations and mandating labour licences...
Judiciary reform: Experts for complete overhaul
Political interference, inefficiency, corruption and a lack of independence have eroded the judiciary and a comprehensive overhaul of the judiciary is needed to improve the situation, experts said at a dialogue on Monday.
Supreme Court Judge Appointment Law to be enacted soon: law Adviser
The law ministry is set to hold a meeting on Saturday with experts to discuss three drafts concerning the much-debated Supreme Court Judges Appointment law, according to law adviser Asif Nazrul...
Reform commissions reports unlikely by deadlines
The six reform commissions initially formed would submit draft recommendations, instead of final reports, to the interim government chief adviser by the deadlines.
Doctors鈥� cuts from pharmas unethical, illegal, says聽HSRC chief
Health Sector Reform Commission head Professor AK Azad Khan has termed the practice of doctors receiving commissions from pharmaceutical companies as 鈥榰nethical and illegal鈥�. He said that...
Reform Proposals: Health, edn cadre officials planning to hold more protests
Officials of the health and education cadres are planning to make louder their protests against the public administration reform commission鈥檚 proposals, including separating the health and education sectors from the Bangladesh Civil Service, in the coming weeks...
Reform Commission: Admin, edn cadre officials oppose planned proposals
Administrative service officials and government college teachers have strongly criticised the public administration reform commission鈥檚 proposals that the commission has finalised for submitting to the interim government...
A welcome move to better health, education admin
A COUPLE of recommendations that the commission on public administration reforms, instituted in mid-September, says would make are a welcome move. The commission has said that it would recommend the separation of the health and the education cadre from other cadres the way the judicial cadre has been separated from the...
Labour Reform Commission Meeting: Women workers' rights stressed
Rights campaigners at a meeting with the labour reform commission on Tuesday highlighted the importance of maternity leave for women workers, sufficient day-care facilities for working women and strict measures against sexual harassment...
EU supports reform efforts in Bangladesh: delegation
Ambassador and head of delegation of the European Union in Bangladesh, Michael Miller, on Tuesday said that the EU fully supported the ongoing reform processes in Bangladesh...
Health, edn to be separated from other cadres
The public administration reform commission would recommend that the government separate the health and education sectors from the cadre services and merge the remaining cadre services into five clusters.
Pub admin reform commission to recommend abolition of police verification
The public reform commission would recommend the abolition of police verification for government job recruitment and other processes.
Reform commission for determining promotion of deputy, joint secy based on exams
The Public Administration Reform Commission is set to recommend that no one be promoted to the positions of deputy secretary and joint secretary in the civil service without undergoing an examination, said commission chairman Abdul Muyeed Chowdhury.
Addressing migrants鈥� rights in labour sector reform demanded
Rights activists at a discussion on Sunday demanded that labour sector reforms should take into account migrant workers鈥� rights to protect the foreign exchange earners from vulnerabilities...
People deserve to know reform roadmap: Tarique
Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairperson Tarique Rahman on Sunday said that people had the right to know how many more months would be needed for the interim government to reform the state.
BNP for action against corrupt officials
Bangladesh Nationalist Party in a series of recommendations to the public administration reform commission has sought action against party-biased and corrupt officials working in the administration in the past 16 years...
Changes in practice of interrogation in custody sought
Nearly 92 per cent respondents of an opinion poll, carried out by Police Reform Commission, have sought reforms of the interrogation in police custody, criticising the existing practice of tortures during grilling that often lead to suspects death.
Collective efforts needed to reform food systems
Reforming food systems is feasible, but highly complex due to the multitude of stakeholders involved, said Johan Swinnen, director general of the International Food Policy Research Institute, on Tuesday...
BNP for RAB鈥檚 abolition
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party recommended the abolition of the Rapid Action Battalion, citing allegations of human rights violations and extrajudicial killings.