Education minister rejects claim VC appointments based on political loyalty
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Parliament
JS body orders action as audit finds irregular commissions at BMU
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Health
July uprising to be included in textbooks from 2027: Education minister
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Education
Govt blames Awami League for energy crisis; opposition says mismanagement continues
7 September 2026
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Power and Energy
5 state law officers resign from Bangladesh Attorney General’s Office
7 September 2026
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Legal System
4 more standing committees formed, opposition again gets no chairmanships
7 September 2026
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Parliament
Deputy speaker rebukes 2 ministers for talking during MP’s speech
7 September 2026
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Parliament
8 divisional cities to get cancer, kidney and cardiac hospitals by next fiscal year: State minister
7 September 2026
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Parliament
10 more parliamentary committees formed, no chairmanships for opposition MPs
6 September 2026
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Parliament
Enforced disappearance, NHRC bills passed amid opposition walkout
6 September 2026
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Parliament
SC asks law ministry again to relocate ICT
The Supreme Court asks the law ministry once again to relocate the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) from its [SC] old High Court building.
12 December 2016
VAT on English medium schools’ fees illegal: HC
The High Court declares illegal the 7.5 percent value added tax (VAT) on the English medium schools’ tuition fees.
12 December 2016
With bows and arrows, Santals meet NHRC boss
Evicted Santals of Gaibandha show up with bows and arrows before the national human rights boss when the latter visits them in Gobindaganj upazila.
12 December 2016
Decision to hand over land to RHD
The district administration at a meeting yesterday decided to hand over the one acre of land to Roads and Highways Department (RHD)
11 December 2016
No gazette for judges’ conduct: President
The president has decided there is no need for issuing a gazette notification on the rules determining the job discipline of the lower court judges.
11 December 2016
Govt never meddles in judicial activities: Minister
The government never interferes in the activities of the judiciary, Law Minister Anisul Huq says.
11 December 2016
MJF honours 10 human rights activists
Manusher Jonno Foundation gives honourary award to 10 human rights activists from all over the country as recognition for their glorious contribution in their field.
11 December 2016
Global migration system under strain: Minister
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali says the current global migration system is under strain and it requires a sound global system of governance for international migration.
10 December 2016
PM desires to visit India in February
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expresses her desire to visit India in the first half of February next. Officials of the two countries will finalise the tour schedule, says PM's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim.
10 December 2016
Judges' appointment: CJ hopes JS will scrap provisions
The Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha hopes that the parliament will scrap the constitutional provisions that empower the president to control the posting, promotion and discipline of lower court judges.
10 December 2016
Uphold dignity, rights of migrants, PM urges world leaders
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges the world leaders to uphold the dignity and rights of migrants. It is a challenge for the entire world to establish their (migrants) rights, the prime minister says while addressing the 9th Global Forum on Migration and Development-2016.
10 December 2016
‘Improve protections for migrant domestic workers’
Bangladesh should improve protection for its domestic workers migrating to the Middle East, Human Rights Watch says in a press release.
9 December 2016
Govt working for women empowerment: PM
Stressing the need for women empowerment, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says Bangladesh women are doing a great job for the development of the country.
9 December 2016
Child marriage prevention bill placed at parliament
The proposed child marriage prevention bill 2016 is placed in the parliament suggesting strict punitive actions against marriage between boys and girls who are below 21 and 18 years respectively.
8 December 2016
Kamal made home secretary
Forest and Environment Secretary Kamal Uddin Ahmed has been appointed as secretary to the home ministry. The public administration ministry issues a notification in this regard.
8 December 2016
80% BRTA service to be provided thru' online: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says 80 percent services of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) will be provided through online from May 2017.
8 December 2016
“UN must play leading role to ensure migrants’ rights”
Civil society members demand the United Nations to play leading role to ensure migrants’ rights and protect them during the emergencies.
8 December 2016
PM Hasina’s India tour deferred
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s proposed India visit has been deferred due to unavoidable circumstances. She was scheduled to pay a three-day bilateral visit to India from December 17 or 18 at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
8 December 2016
Rohingya issue can't be solved militarily: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges Myanmar to resolve the issue of their minority Rohingya community using political means, saying military measures could not be the answer to the problem, as newly appointed Danish ambassador in Dhaka Mikael Hemnid Winther calls on her.
8 December 2016
Pope Francis likely to visit Bangladesh next year
Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church is expected to visit Bangladesh next year, new cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church in Bangladesh Reverend Patrick Rozario says.
8 December 2016