Land minister urges officials to meet public expectations
Land minister urges officials to meet public expectations

Land Minister Md Mizanur Rahman Minu on Sunday urged field-level land officials to work with sincerity and efficiency to meet public expectations. He made the call while speaking at the inaugural session of the Higher Land Management Course at the Land Administration Training Centre in the...

BNP MPs refuse duty-free cars and government plots
BNP MPs refuse duty-free cars and government plots

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has decided that none of its Members of Parliament will accept duty-free cars or plots allocated by the government. The decision was made at the first meeting of the partys parliamentary group under the new government on Tuesday. Shairul Kabir Khan, a member of...

EU chief observer calls twin polls a big day for Bangladesh’s democracy
EU chief observer calls twin polls a big day for Bangladesh’s democracy

Chief Observer of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to Bangladesh, Ivars Ijabs, on Thursday described the countrys twin polls the national election and referendum as a significant moment for its democracy. I think this is truly a big day for Bangladeshs democracy, he...

Govt fails to achieve key goals of July Charter: TIB
Govt fails to achieve key goals of July Charter: TIB

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Executive Director Iftekharuzzaman has said that the government failed to achieve the main objectives of the July Charter due to political parties reluctance and pressure from the bureaucracy. He made the remarks on Monday in Dhaka during the release...

Rana Plaza survivors allege misuse of foreign funds, demand compensation
Rana Plaza survivors allege misuse of foreign funds, demand compensation

Survivors of the 2013 Rana Plaza building collapse on Thursday alleged that funds collected abroad in the name of affected workers are not reaching the victims, leaving many survivors and families of the deceased in extreme hardship even 13 years after the tragedy, reports UNB. The allegation...