‘EC will decide who are eligible for contest in polls’
‘EC will decide who are eligible for contest in polls’

The Chief of the Electoral Reform Commission Badiul Alam Majumder stated that the Election Commission (EC) will determine who is eligible to participate in the upcoming elections. He clarified that the commissions role is to propose reforms to the electoral system, not to decide individual...

Reform Commission to hold talks with the Administrative Association
Reform Commission to hold talks with the Administrative Association

Public Administration Secretary Mokhlesur Rahman said that a discussion will be held between the Public Administration Reform Commission and the Bangladesh Administrative Service Association this week before the final recommendations of the reform commission. He hoped there would be no more...

ACC begins probe against Hasina, Joy over $300m laundering
ACC begins probe against Hasina, Joy over $300m laundering

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has started an investigation into former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy for allegedly laundering $300 million in New York, US, and London, UK, reports Dhaka Tribune. ACCs Public Relation Officer Akhtarul Islam confirmed the...

Commission finds India's involvement in enforced disappearance
Commission finds India's involvement in enforced disappearance

The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearance has found Indias involvement in enforced disappearances in Bangladesh, reports BSS. Indian involvement in Bangladeshs system of enforced disappearances is a matter of public record, the commission said in its report as it found intelligence...

Enforced disappearance victims faced brutal, methodical torture
Enforced disappearance victims faced brutal, methodical torture

The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearance has revealed that victims of enforced disappearance have endured systematic and inhuman torture in secret detention centers. The accounts of torture we have documented are both profoundly brutal and disturbingly methodical, the commission...

Debate heat up over reform in administration
Debate heat up over reform in administration

Theres unrest visible in the administration as the tension arisen among the officers of all phases of the administration over the proposal of the Public Administration Reform Commission. The officers and employees already began to show their discontent and initiate protest. Bangladesh...

Anti-discrimination Students’ Movement rejects Badiul Alam's statement
Anti-discrimination Students’ Movement rejects Badiul Alam's statement

The Anti-Discrimination Students Movement clearly rejected the statement of the Election Reform Commission chief Badiul Alam as he said theres no barrier for Awami League to participate in the elections. They said, Awami League is a group responsible for several genocides in Bangladesh. In...

AL’s participation in elections is not being restricted: Badiul Alam
AL’s participation in elections is not being restricted: Badiul Alam

No obstacles are being created or theres no barrier from the Election Reform Commission regarding the participation of Awami League (AL) in the upcoming national elections, said Badiul Alam Majumder, the head of the Election Reform Commission. He said this in response to questions from...

ACC forms committee to probe allegations against Ziaul Ahsan
ACC forms committee to probe allegations against Ziaul Ahsan

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) formed a three-member committee to investigate the allegations against Major Gen Ziaul Ahsan, reports UNB. Salahuddin, Deputy Director of the ACC, will lead the committee, with Assistant Director Ranjit Kumar and Deputy Assistant Director Jabed Hasan Sajal...

No plans for using EVMs in election: CEC
No plans for using EVMs in election: CEC

The Election Commissions (EC) does not plan on using Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) in the upcoming national elections, newly-appointed Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin said today (Dec 17), reports TBS. EVMs are very problematic. We will not go into this hassle. Our plan is to...

Preparations are underway
Preparations are underway

The newly appointed Election Commission (EC) is silently carrying out preparatory work for the 13th National Parliament Elections after taking charge. The EC will make final move on electoral reforms after reviewing the reform commissions reports by January. The concerned committee will take...

‘National Consensus Building Commission’ to be formed soon: CA
‘National Consensus Building Commission’ to be formed soon: CA

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday said the government will form a National Consensus Building Commission soon with the chiefs of six reform commissions. The interim government has formed six reform commissions in the first phase and I hope they will submit their final reports...

HC rules on investigation into $5 billion embezzlement at Rooppur NPP
HC rules on investigation into $5 billion embezzlement at Rooppur NPP

The High Court of Bangladesh on Sunday has issued a ruling questioning the Anti-Corruption Commissions (ACC) failure to investigate allegations of embezzlement involving $5 billion (Tk 60,000 crore) from the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project. The ruling, delivered by Justice Fahmida Quader and...

Pakistan to import medicines from Bangladesh
Pakistan to import medicines from Bangladesh

Pakistan has shown its keenness to import medicines from Bangladesh. Pakistan High Commissioner in Dhaka Syed Ahmed Maroof expressed his interest when he called on Health Adviser Nurjahan Begum at her office on Sunday. Maroof said Bangladesh has made significant progress in the pharmaceutical...

Excessive suspicious banking transactions identified
Excessive suspicious banking transactions identified

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed six cases against former government ministers and their families, accusing them of accumulating illegal wealth totaling around Tk 155 crore. The cases were filed on Thursday at the Dhaka integrated district office. The individuals named in the cases...

Constitutional Reform Commission meets Chief Justice
Constitutional Reform Commission meets Chief Justice

Members of the Constitutional Reform Commission, led by its chairman Prof. Ali Riaz, met Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Wednesday. The Chief Justice and commission members discussed ways to ensure the judicial process remains free from interference and to make justice more accessible to the...

ACC chairman to submit wealth statement in 7 days
ACC chairman to submit wealth statement in 7 days

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Dr Mohammad Abdul Momen said that he will disclose his income source and wealth statements within the next seven days to ensure accountability and transparency. ACC found no evidence to support the corruption allegations against me, he said, renewing his...

DMP commissioner admits Dhaka's traffic indiscipline, seeks public cooperation
DMP commissioner admits Dhaka's traffic indiscipline, seeks public cooperation

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Md. Sajjat Ali admitted the citys traffic mismanagement, calling it indisciplined. He appealed to residents for cooperation in restoring order to the roads. His comments were made during a press briefing at the DMP Media Center on Monday....

ACC, Judiciary became subservient to the AL: Asif Nazrul
ACC, Judiciary became subservient to the AL: Asif Nazrul

Legal adviser Asif Nazrul criticized the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and the judiciary for becoming subservient to the Awami League. His remarks came during a discussion held on Monday at 10 am at the Liberation War Memorial Hall, IDEB, organized by the ACC in observance of International...

People must join hands with police to maintain law and order: DMP
People must join hands with police to maintain law and order: DMP

DMP has stressed the need for joining public hands with the police in maintaining law and order, reports BSS. Additional Police Commissioner (Logistics Finance and Procurement) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Hasan Md Shawkat Ali on Sunday said: To maintain the law and order, the people must...

BNP submits memorandum to Indian High Commission protesting recent incidents
BNP submits memorandum to Indian High Commission protesting recent incidents

A six-member committee from three associate bodies of BNP on Sunday has submitted a memorandum to the Indian high commission, reports UNB. They went to the Indian High Commission in Baridhara, Dhaka, where they handed over the memorandum to an official of the Indian mission. The delegation...

EC directs corrections for errors in National ID cards
EC directs corrections for errors in National ID cards

The Election Commission (EC) has called on citizens to rectify any inaccuracies in their National Identity Cards (NIDs) by January 2, ahead of the draft voter lists publication on the same day. In a statement released on Sunday, the EC Secretariat encouraged individuals to visit their local...

BNP supporters gather at Naya Paltan
BNP supporters gather at Naya Paltan

Leaders and activists of BNP and its three associate organizations are gathering ahead of March towards Indian High Commission in Bangladesh. Since early morning leaders and activists from different area of the capital started to gather at the Naya Paltan. However, they will submit a...

Law enforcers must disclose identity during raid: PRC
Law enforcers must disclose identity during raid: PRC

Eighty seven percent respondents in a survey has opined introducing emergency call service to get ensured about the identity of the members of law enforcement agencies going for any drive, arrest or search without any court warrant, reports BSS. Law enforcement agencies may conduct any drive...

Direct flights between Bangladesh-Pakistan to begin soon
Direct flights between Bangladesh-Pakistan to begin soon

Bangladesh Deputy High Commissioner in Karachi SM Mahbubul Alam on Friday has said that direct flights between Bangladesh and Pakistan would commence soon. The announcement was made during his visit to the Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders and Small Industry (HCSTSI). Alam revealed plans for an...

Bangladesh to set up new High Commission in New Zealand
Bangladesh to set up new High Commission in New Zealand

The Advisory Council has approved the proposal to establish a new High Commission of Bangladesh in New Zealand capital Wellington. The Cabinet Division said this approval was given at the meeting of the Advisory Council on Thursday afternoon. The matter was also confirmed in a press release....

Local Govt Reform Commission invites public feedback
Local Govt Reform Commission invites public feedback

The Local Government Reform Commission (LGRC) has called on the public to share opinions and recommendations as it officially begins operations at the National Institute of Local Government (NILG) building in Agargaon, Dhaka. In a press release signed by Chairman Dr. Tofayel Ahmed, the LGRC...

Those involved in past electoral crimes must be brought to book: Badiul Alam
Those involved in past electoral crimes must be brought to book: Badiul Alam

Badiul Alam Majumdar, Chairman of the Election Reform Commission (ERC), stated on Wednesday that individuals proven to be involved in election-related crimes in previous elections must face justice. He told journalists after a meeting with the Election Commission at the Election Bhaban in...