Public admin, judiciary reform commissions submit report today
The public administration reform commission and the judiciary reform commission are going to hand over their reports with recommendations to Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus today.
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BNP for free health care聽for all
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday announced proposals for health sector reform to ensure the right to free healthcare for all in the light of universal health coverage.
BANKING SECTOR REFORM:聽Depoliticising bank boards suggested
A task force on economic reforms in a report has suggested strengthening loan approval processes, depoliticising bank boards, upholding the Bangladesh Bank鈥檚 independence and introducing legal reforms for addressing...
JUDICIARY REFORM COMMISSION: Separate secretariat under SC to be suggested
The judiciary reform commission is set to recommend key reforms including establishing a separate secretariat for the judiciary under the Supreme Court, aiming to free the judiciary from the influence of the executive branch of the state.
PUBLIC UNIVERSITY: Reforming teacher recruitment
AFTER the July uprising of students and the public, the call for educational reform has become louder, highlighting the need to rebuild a liberal, democratic and developed Bangladesh. The education sector must evolve in a way that nurtures the development of new ideas, policies, and intellectual practices. Amidst these cries for reform, one issue...
Plain land nat鈥檒 minorities demand rights, security
Representatives from plain land national minority groups on Sunday urged the local government reform commission to ensure their rights and security...
Economic reforms should get priority: Salehuddin
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Sunday said that Bangladesh urgently needed reforms in its economy to tackle significant challenges...
Media reform should address sectoral male bias
WOMEN鈥橲 rights activists and media scholars consider developing a gender-sensitive reporting strategy and an effective system to monitor journalistic practices in print, broadcast and digital media as a priority agenda for media sector reforms. They have expressed their concern at a roundtable discussion on gender-sensitive reporting and said that the...
Electoral reforms must be done by October for polls in December: CEC
Chief election commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Sunday said that all necessary preparations for national elections must be completed by October if the elections were to be held in December...
JP for reforms after nat鈥檒 polls
Jatiya Party on Saturday said that it wanted reforms of the county鈥檚 ruling system and constitution after the holding of next general elections and the reforms would be endorsed in parliament after the polls....
PRC recommends all-party committee to make police corruption-free
The Police Reform Commission has made a set of recommendations, including formation of all-party committee, task force, policy for recruitment, transfer and promotion and taking action for delay to receive any GD or proof of any corruption, to make Bangladesh Police corruption-free and service-oriented. ..
6 commissions discuss reform road map
Six reform commissions on Friday began discussing short and long-term strategies to develop a roadmap for implementing their recommendations.
National consensus on democratic reforms urged
Speakers, including academics and politicians, called for national unity among all political parties and other stakeholders for bringing democratic reforms in the country in keeping with the spirit of the War of Independence and July uprising...
Six reform commissions get time till Feb 15
The tenure of the six reform commissions, formed to prepare a roadmap to decide the next steps on the recommendations in state reforms, has been extended till February 15 next....
LICENSING AND NETWORK POLICY REFORM: BTRC committee to submit proposals by March
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has formed a network and licensing re-organisation committee that plans to submit reform proposals to the interim government by March, with an aim to make the telecom sector more competitive and cooperative...
Reform commission chiefs meet for coordination
The chiefs of four reform commissions on the constitution, police, election system and Anti-Corruption Commission, and one member of judiciary reform commission, met on Monday to discuss ways of minimising overlaps and difference of opinions in their respective reports...
DCCI for policy reforms for post-LDC transition
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Taskeen Ahmed stressed the need for urgent reforms and modernisation of Bangladesh鈥檚 trade and investment frameworks...
Australia reiterates support for reform move in Bangladesh
Australia has reiterated its support for the Bangladesh interim government and its reform initiatives.
Bottom-up approach to police reform
THE police, widely regarded as the frontline of law enforcement, often face public dissatisfaction, particularly in developing countries. In Bangladesh, the relationship between the police and the public has historically been fraught with fear, mistrust, and mixed perceptions. A significant number of university graduates aspire to join the police force. Their...
Economic activities may slow down amid reforms: BB
Economic activities in Bangladesh may face short-term challenges as the government moves forward with large-scale economic reforms aimed at long-term benefits, according to a recent report from Bangladesh Bank...
Admin cadre鈥檚 supremacy manifests fascism: speakers
Speakers at a seminar held in Dhaka on Saturday condemned arbitrary suspension of officials from education, health, fisheries and livestock cadres, and the public administration reform commission鈥檚 negligence in listening to the voice of those protesting against inter-cadre discrimination...
Armed Forces reform commission demanded
Retired military officers, politicians and journalists on Saturday demanded forming an independent Armed Forces Reform Commission to ensure overall professionalism, dignity and justice in the Armed forces...
CONSTITUTION REFORM: Ambiguities in key issues remain: experts
Recommendations on the reform of Bangladesh constitution have attempted to address issues within the state鈥檚 structural and legal frameworks, but ambiguities remain, particularly concerning fundamental principles and rights, legal and political science experts said on Thursday...
POLICE REFORM: Commission for NHRC to probe rights violation by law enforcers
The police reform commission in its report recommended giving all power to the National Human Rights Commission to investigate human rights violations by members of law enforcement agencies...
Reform commission for recognising ACC as constitutional body
The Anti-Corruption Commission reform commission has recommended recognising the ACC as a constitutional body instead of a statuary one and reducing political and bureaucratic influences to make it a dynamic agency...
ELECTORAL REFORM: Re-election if 40pc votes not cast in constituency proposed
The electoral reform commission has proposed that the Election Commission hold a re-election if 40 per cent of the votes in a constituency is not cast...
CONSTITUTION REFORM PROPOSALS: Change in state鈥檚 name recommended
The Constitution Reform Commission has recommended the substitution of 鈥榚quality, human dignity, social justice, pluralism and democracy鈥� for 鈥榥ationalism, socialism, democracy and secularism鈥� as the fundamental principles of the state...
PRC suggests amendment, replacement of 22 laws for police reforms
The Police Reform Commission on Wednesday submitted its report to chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus proposing amendment and replacement of 22 existing laws for making the 鈥榩eople鈥檚 friendly鈥� the country鈥檚 main law enforcement agency.
Charter of new Bangladesh to be formed, chief adviser Yunus says
The Bangladesh interim government chief adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, on Wednesday said a charter of new Bangladesh would be formed by building national unity through talks.
Formal talks with parties over reforms likely in February: Rizwana
Bangladesh interim government may start formal talks with political parties in February next for reaching a consensus over the reform initiatives, said environment adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Wednesday.