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- CA leaves for Dubai to join World Governments Summit
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- 'New start, new team, brighter future'
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- Yunus reaffirms pledge to uphold rule of law, welcomes OHCHR report
- People hate ‘slave journalism’: Kader Gani Chowdhury
- Anti-discrimination students announce program demanding AL ban
- DMP Commissioner orders urgent probe into July uprising cases
- Reports against Dipu Moni, husband in separate graft cases on May 7
- Former CMP Commissioner Saiful arrested
- 'Hasina ordered security forces to kill protesters, hide bodies'
- Trump's tariff policy creating chaos in auto industry: Ford CEO
- Travel embargo imposed on ex-JP minister Chunnu, wife
- Moving Palestinians 'unacceptable for Arab world': Arab League chief
- Turkiye, Indonesia to work together for reconstruction of Gaza
- PRC suggests fair trail of policemen accused of killings during uprising
- CA urges Oman to reopen visas for Bangladeshi workers
- Over 1,400 killed in July Uprising
- From ChatGPT to Gemini: how AI is rewriting the internet
PRC suggests fair trail of policemen accused of killings during uprising
The Police Reform Commission (PRC) has suggested the policemen and officers accused of killing and injuring students and others during the July-August Mass Uprising must be exposed to justice to establish rule of law in the country. It is necessary to expose the police officers responsible and...
Bangladesh seeks UN support to enhance technology transfer
Bangladeshs Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Ambassador Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury has called for a reformed international financial system and enhanced technology support to address critical social development needs from the UN. Salahuddin made the remarks while speaking at...
Consensus Commission dialogue with political parties begins Feb 15
Dialogue of the National Consensus Commission with the political parties will begin on February 15 next. Chief Advisers press secretary Shafiqul Alam informed the matter on Monday evening. He said. A decision was taken today to hold first meeting of the National Consensus Commission with...
Commission's recommendations on BCS exam
The Public Administration Reform Commission has made several recommendations regarding the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination. It has provided a roadmap starting from the BCS exam to appointment process. Additionally, it has proposed a redistribution of marks for fundamental subjects and...
Proposal to increase retirement age of judges to 70
Judicial reform commission recommended increasing the retirement age for chief justice and Supreme Court judges to 70, raising 3 additional years. Besides, the minimum age for the appointment of additional judges to the High Court has been set at 48 years. The report of the judicial reforms...
Reform commission reports published
Six reform commission reports now available in cabinet secretary divisions website. These reports were published at 5 pm on Saturday. The six commissions are; constitution, electoral, police, anti-corruption commission, public administration and judicial reform commission. These commissions...
Countless people at wrong address
Millions of people across the country are tussling with inconsistent address records, leading to bureaucratic hurdles and aiding criminal activities, including the creation of fraudulent National Identity Cards (NIDs). Its not uncommon for siblings living in the same house to have different...
Judiciary Reform Commission proposes decentralization of courts
The Judiciary Reform Commission (JRC) has proposed decentralization of courts, recommending establishing permanent benches of the High Court in every divisional headquarters by amending the article 100 of the constitution. The proposal was made in the summary of the report of Judiciary Reform...
Reform commission proposes fewer ministries for better governance
The Public Administration Reform Commission has proposed reducing the number of ministries and divisions to 25 and 40 respectively, aiming to ensure better governance, reports UNB. Public Administration Reform Commission chief Abdul Muyeed Chowdhury and his team, along with Judiciary Reform...
2 reform commissions submit reports to CA
The Public Administration Reform Commission andJudiciary Reform Commission submitted their reports to Chief AdviserProf Muhammad Yunus today (February 5), reports BSS. Judiciary Reform Commission chief Justice Shah Abu Naeem Mominur Rahman andPublic Administration reform commission chief Abdul...
50 lakh voters added to updated list
Election Commission Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said field-level officials have collected data on nearly 50 lakh people eligible to be voters as of Monday. Field-level officials have collected data on 49,70,388 eligible voters as of Monday during the door-to-door data collection campaign,...
Travel ban imposed on ex-minister Mozammel, 3 others over graft charges
A Dhaka court has barred former Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque and three others from leaving the country amid graft investigations by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), reports BSS. The other individuals facing travel restrictions are former additional secretary Farid...
Commission to recommend replacing word ‘cadre’ with ‘service’
The Public Administration Reform Commission is going to make more than 200 recommendations, including the removal of word cadre in BCS in future. Several members of the commission confirmed this matter to Bangladesh Pratidin that there is also a proposal to reduce the number of cadre. The...
No security shortage in Biswa Ijtema: GMP Commissioner
Gazipur Metropolitan Police (GMP) Commissioner Nazmul Karim Khan said there is no security shoratage from our side. Foreigners are being given maximum security during Biswa Ijtema. They do not have any kind of security lapse, he said. Gazipur Metropolitan Police Commissioner Nazmul Karim Khan...
‘Financial security needed for media reform’
Media Reform Commission Chief Kamal Ahmed on Tuesday said that the dignity of journalists cannot be ensured without their financial security. Media reform cannot take place without financial security. Without ensuring financial stability, quality media cannot be guaranteed. Economic stability is...
EU assures EC of every assistance, stresses on electoral reforms
European Union (EU) has assured the Election Commission (EC) of all kinds of assistance ahead of the upcoming national parliamentary elections. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin also told them, The EC has deployed all its resources to ensure fair and acceptable elections. A...
Proposed Revenue Commission to enhance NBR's tax efficiency
A high-level advisory panel has recommended establishing a dedicated commission to enhance the National Board of Revenues (NBR) capacity for tax administration and revenue collection through well-founded policies, reports UNB. The proposed Revenue Commission aims to develop revenue policies...
EU backs transparent, inclusive, credible election reforms in Bangladesh
The European Union (EU) has said it looks forward to continuing their collaboration with Bangladesh and exploring new avenues to build partnership, including through a possible Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between Bangladesh and the EU. In a recent letter to Chief Adviser...
ACC granted permission to interrogate Matiur Rahman at jail gate
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has been granted permission to interrogate Matiur Rahman, a former official of the National Board of Revenue (NBR), for three days at the jail gate. The decision was made by Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib after a hearing on the...
Net tightening around those DCs, SPs
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has initiated an investigation into allegations of fraud, abuse of power, and irregularities during the 2018 Eleventh National Assembly elections. The investigation will focus on key figures such as District Commissioners (DC), Superintendents of Police (SP),...
Commission focuses more on national elections — says EC Masud
Election Commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Masud has stated that the nations primary focus is on the upcoming parliamentary elections. According to the Chief Adviser, the polls are expected to take place by the end of 2025 or early 2026. We are currently prioritizing preparations for the national...
Mountain of complaints on telecom services
The telecom services in the country are in turmoil, with customers grappling with poor service quality and rising costs. Amid this crisis, the number of mobile and internet subscribers continues to decline every month, signaling a deteriorating trust in the industry. The situation has worsened due...
Police to file appeal to cancel bail of top terrorists: DMP Commissioner
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Md. Sajjat Ali said an appeal will be filed to cancel the bail of top terrorists who have been released from prison on bail. He also said that many complaints are coming about top terrorists and the police are monitoring their activities....
‘Objective news impossible sans financial security for journalists’
Media Reform Commission Chief Kamal Ahmed on Tuesday said without financial security for journalists, objective news cannot be expected from them. To address the issue, the reform commission will place a recommendation before the interim government for ensuring journalists financial security, he...
OC Alam remains traceless, ‘possibly’ fled to India
DMP Commissioner Sheikh Md Sazzat Ali stressed as the former OC Shah Alams who fled from prison remains traceless. The Commissioner said that if police were meant to release him then they might release him in Kushtia, not after bringing him to Dhaka. However, two concerned officials were...
EC directs to maintain urgent NID services
The Election Commission (EC) has directed field officers to ensure the continued provision of National Identity Card (NID) services. The directive has been sent to field officers by Md. Nashir Uddin Chowdhury, Senior Assistant Secretary of the Election Commissions Election Assistance Branch....
Investigations closed by ‘superior’s command’
The report of Enforced Disappearances Inquiry Commission has revealed that the victims were deprived of justice and basic rights during the Sheikh Hasina regime. According to the report, the attempts to find out victims and recovery them were barred by the authority and no bustle was seen from...
EC begins door-to-door voter information collection today
The Election Commission (EC) is set to begin its door-to-door voter information collection campaign starting Monday as part of updating the national voter list for 2025, reports Dhaka Tribune. The campaign targets citizens born on or before January 1, 2008, according to Md Shariful Alam, the ECs...