Engineers today protested the directive of public administration ministry -- empowering Deputy Commissioners to oversee development projects at the district level.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the government is steering the country towards economic prosperity while protecting rights of people.

The government is going to bring buses of three more routes under one company soon to bring discipline to the city's transport sector and provide increased service to the passengers, said Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today.

Some 90 percent decisions, taken by the Cabinet in three years -- from January 2019 to December 2021 -- have been implemented, while implementation of the rest is underway.

Alongside Rajuk, city dwellers and organisations will have to take permission from their respective city corporations to build any structures in Dhaka from now on, Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) Minister Md Tazul Islam, said today.

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor M Atiqul Islam yesterday instructed the concerned department to clean all drains of his areas by March 15.             

The gazette on the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners Appointment Bill-2022, which was passed by the National Assembly, has been published today.

The government has cancelled the registrations of 228 non-government organisations (NGOs) in the last four years between 2017 and 2021 over different reasons including violation of conditions, Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque told the parliament today.

Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today said they were failing in providing proper treatments at the hospitals under the city corporation due to the lack of manpower and doctors.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today told the parliament that Bangladesh is marching towards development and progress debunking all misconceptions of pessimists about the future of independent Bangladesh.

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Md Atiqul Islam today said all the hanging wires from different parts of north city corporation areas will have to be removed by next June 30.

President Abdul Hamid today asked the police force to launch a cleansing campaign to get rid of its corrupt members and improve its service to the society.

Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives (LGRD), Md Tazul Islam, today said Dhaka can become a city like Venice if all 53 canals in it can be recovered, restored and interconnected, and beautified in a planned way.

Bangladesh Secretariat has enforced ban on visitors’ entry for an indefinite period against the backdrop of a surge in Covid-19 cases.

Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Md Atiqul Islam today said they will not serve any notice to owners of illegal structures before demolishing them.

The Local Government (Pourosova) (Amendment) Bill, 2022, was placed in parliament today in a bid to strictly follow the system of holding local government polls every five years.

Zila Parishad chairmen and members cannot hold posts after the five-year tenure on any excuse.

The much talked about “Appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners Bill-2022” was placed in parliament today in order to have a law in this regard as per the Constitution.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked police personnel to discharge their duties with utmost professionalism and uphold democracy in the country apart from maintaining peace and stability.

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam today informed that the plan to relocate Karwan Bazar wholesale kitchen market from the heart of the capital to outskirts in Gabtoli and Sayedabad is in the final stage.