LGRD ministry

Govt drafting policy to regulate battery-powered rickshaws: Mir Shahe Alam

Proposed policy will cover registration, fitness, charging stations and garage management, he says
30 August 2026

Govt appoints chairman of Dhaka Wasa

The government appointed Sujit Kumar Bala as the new chairman of Dhaka Wasa on Sunday and he would be taking up the role of Gholam Mostofa whose tenure expired six months ago.
22 May 2023

LGRD ministry holds the key

It appears the mayoral by-polls to the DNCC have become uncertain following yesterday's High Court stay order. But the legal complexity can be removed and the LGRD ministry holds the key.
17 January 2018

Plan to double size of Dhaka city okayed

The authorities approve a proposal to double the size of Dhaka city by adding eight more unions to both the north and south city corporations.
9 May 2016

Dhamrai upazila chairman suspended

The government suspends Dhamrai upazila parishad Chairman Md Tamij Uddin, also president of the upazila unit BNP, as a Dhaka court has accepted a sabotage case against him.
9 December 2015

Syed Ashraf joins new ministry

The Ministry of Public Administration was waiting to welcome its newly appointed minister Syed Ashraful Islam today.
20 July 2015

Ashraf to continue as AL general secretary: Muhith

Finance Minister AMA Muhith says Syed Ashraful Islam will continue as general secretary of the Awami League.
16 July 2015

Mosharraf expresses gratitude to PM

Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Khandkar Mosharraf Hossain expresses his gratitude towards Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for making him LGRD minister.
9 July 2015

Muhith faces MPs’ wrath over development project fund allocation

Finance Minister AMA Muhith today faced wrath from lawmakers in parliament repeatedly for his claim that projects below Tk 25 crore from block allocation are being implemented in various parts of the country.
31 March 2015