Seven bills, including the Voter List (Amendment) Bill, were passed in the Jatiya Sangsad on Monday (06 April) through a voice vote. During the sitting, Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman placed ten ordinance-based bills before the House, while Land Minister Mizanur Rahman Minu introduced the Agriculture...
The Election Commission (EC) has announced that voting for the reserved women’s seats in the 13th National Parliament will be held on 12 May, with the election schedule for the 50 seats to be declared on Wednesday (8 April). The commission has also taken a policy decision not to use electronic...
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma has reaffirmed India’s intent to work with the government and people of Bangladesh in a “positive, constructive and forward-looking manner” grounded in mutual interest and benefit. The envoy conveyed this position during a courtesy call on...
A special parliamentary committee has decided to place the majority of the 133 ordinances issued during the tenure of the interim government before parliament on 2 April, following detailed scrutiny. However, citing that the referendum ordinance has already served its purpose, the committee has...
The government will prioritise rural roads without allowing corruption, Local Government and Rural Development Minister and BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir told parliament on Sunday (29 March). Responding to a question from NCP Member Secretary Akhtar Hossain in the House in the...
Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday (21 March) said he prayed to Allah this Eid so that the country could build the Bangladesh it aspires to become. He made the remarks while speaking to journalists after exchanging Eid greetings with people from all walks of life at the...
