Brig Gen Mustafa Kamal appointed IG Prisons
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Governance
‘MPs sitting around me used abusive language’: Rumeen
10 HOUR(s)
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Parliament
Law and order in Bangladesh has visibly improved: Home minister
10 HOUR(s)
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Governance
‘Old wine in a new bottle’: Opposition slams bill abolishing Rab, setting up SRB
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Crime & Justice
Khokon asks chief justice to make Supreme Court 'free of corruption' within a month
10 September 2026
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Legal System
‘I got 3 messages purportedly from MPs asking for money’: Chief whip warns of phone hacking
10 September 2026
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Cyber Safety and Security
Opposition warns of food crisis over fertiliser shortage, government says stocks sufficient
9 September 2026
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Parliament
‘BNP in power without gas, electricity or fertiliser crises?’: Rumeen’s remarks spark uproar in parliament
9 September 2026
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Parliament
Law minister terms SCBA president’s courtroom conduct 'improper'
9 September 2026
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Parliament
Marriage, divorce registration to be digitised; pilot programme to be launched this month
9 September 2026
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Policy
Dhaka-Delhi Biman flight to resume in April
The much expected Biman flight between Dhaka and Delhi route will resume in April, says civil aviation and tourism ministry.
14 March 2016
Hasina requests Cameron to review cargo ban
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina requests British Prime Minister David Cameron to review the UK’s decision regarding ban on direct air cargo from Dhaka to London.
14 March 2016
After Caab chief, Civil aviation secretary replaced
A day into removing the chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (Caab), the government replaces the secretary of civil aviation and tourism ministry.
14 March 2016
HC questions legality of biometric SIM registration
The High Court has questioned the legality of biometric registration for purchase of mobile operators’ Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards.
14 March 2016
ICT gives May 3 to press charges on 2 ‘war criminals’
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 tells prosecution to press charges against two alleged war criminals of Habiganj and Kishoreganj by May 3.
14 March 2016
Cadres, non-cadres to start with 9th grade of 8th pay scale
The first class cadre and non-cadre officials will get their entry-level salaries at ninth grade of the 8th National Pay Scale. A cabinet committee, formed to eradicate salary discrimination, makes the decision in a meeting with a view to bringing parity with non-cadre officers.
10 March 2016
Dhaka gets 1st female Chief Judicial Magistrate
The government has appointed Additional Metropolitan Session’s Judge Jesmin Ara Begum as Dhaka’s first female Chief Judicial Magistrate.
10 March 2016
Verdict on parliament’s power to impeach SC judges May 5
The High Court fixes May 5 for delivering judgment on a writ petition that challenged the legality of the 16th constitutional amendment empowering parliament to impeach Supreme Court judges for incapacity or misconduct.
10 March 2016
Minister, secretary to attend office at Dhaka airport to improve international standard security
The minister and secretary to the civil aviation and tourism ministry will attend office at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to implement a work plan for fulfilling international standard security at the airport by March 31.
10 March 2016
Stay ready to protect constitution, sovereignty, PM to army
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked the members of Bangladesh Army to always stay alert to face any kind of internal and external threat, and thus safeguard the country’s sacred constitution and sovereignty.
10 March 2016
34th BCS: 196 get non-cadre posts
The Public Service Commission recommends appointing 196 aspirants who passed the 34th BCS test for non-cadre posts.
9 March 2016
Hasina to inaugurate bandwidth export, Modi power Mar 23
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is to inaugurate a 10 GBPS internet bandwidth export to India on March 23 while Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to inaugurate a 100MW power supply from Tripura to Bangladesh on the same day.
9 March 2016
Don’t comment on sub-judice matter: Law minister
Law Minister Anisul Huq has urged all not to make any statement regarding any sub-judice matter.
8 March 2016
Quamrul to seek time to answer court
Food Minister Quamrul Islam says he will seek time to answer a contempt rule and summons issued by the Supreme Court against him for diatribes against Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, reports Bangla daily Prothom Alo.
8 March 2016
Contempt rule, summons issued against 2 ministers
Supreme Court issues contempt rule against Food Minister Quamrul Islam and Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque for diatribes against the chief justice. Asking for their explanations by March 14, the apex court orders them both to appear before the court on March 15.
8 March 2016
Legal notice served to 2 ministers for comments on CJ
A Supreme Court lawyer today served a legal notice to two ministers requesting them to explain their comments about the chief justice and war criminal Mir Quasem Ali’s appeal.
7 March 2016
Quasem’s death penalty will be upheld, AG hopes
Attorney General Mahbubey Alam hopes that the capital punishment of war criminal Mir Quasem Ali will be upheld in the Supreme Court judgement.
7 March 2016
PM pays tributes to Bangabandhu marking March 7
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pays homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing wreaths at the portrait of the great leader marking the historic 7th March.
7 March 2016
Comment on CJ: SCBA demands action against 2 ministers
Supreme Court Bar Association urges the apex court to take legal action immediately against two ministers for their comments about the chief justice.
6 March 2016
AG urges all not to comment on CJ
Attorney General Mahbubey Alam urges all not to make any comment on Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha to keep judiciary above controversy.
6 March 2016