Bangladesh government

Should Bangladesh be divided into four provinces?

What Bangladesh truly requires is an effective and manageable administrative framework rather than an expansion of the flawed system we currently endure.

Government must make itself available to questions from the press

Bangladesh needs a properly resourced and responsive IG press office, one that regards its audience as the nation and not the elite.

Can the government govern itself?

The problem with parties in Bangladesh is that their activism relies on backward-looking and person-centric politics and revolves around a single leader.

Govt keeps borrowing heavily from BB

The government continues to borrow from Bangladesh Bank on a large scale as commercial banks are now unable to finance the state due to liquidity crunch.

Govt all set to jack up fees for vehicles

The government is going to increase fees for most services provided by the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA), putting additional financial burden on private and commercial vehicle owners.

'Halt assault on the right to protest'

CIVICUS, a global civil society alliance, has called on Bangladesh government to "halt its assault on the right to protest", investigate all violations by both state and non-state actors and bring the perpetrators to justice.

Foreign trips are no gifts to be doled out to state officials

The government must stop this farcical exercise

Ministers are the boss, bureaucrats real boss

Who is calling all the shots in government affairs at the moment, the ministers or the bureaucrats? The answer is pretty obvious.

Accountability, not individual choice, should guide public service

Government officials must be made answerable for their actions and decisions

April 25, 2016
April 25, 2016

Bangladesh govt cuts fuel oil prices by Tk 3-10

The government has cut the prices of octane and petrol by Tk 10 a litre and diesel and kerosene by Tk 3 per litre to pass on to consumers the benefit of low fuel prices on the international market.

April 13, 2016
April 13, 2016

High-powered taskforce formed to recover BB money

The government forms a high-powered taskforce to recover the money hacked from the Bangladesh Bank's account with the US Federal Bank in New York.

March 28, 2016
March 28, 2016

Cabinet approves draft accreditation council act

The government approves the draft rules of Accreditation Council Act-2016 to ensure quality and standard of higher education in Bangladesh.

March 23, 2016
March 23, 2016

Bangladesh condemns Brussels attacks

Bangladesh strongly condemns terrorist attacks at the Brussels Airport and Metro Station on March 22, Tuesday, that left about 34 dead and 250 wounded.

March 20, 2016
March 20, 2016

‘Social media guidelines’ for civil servants

The government has issued a draft 11-point guideline for social media use of public servants with provisions against propagation of political ideology and provocative statements.

March 14, 2016
March 14, 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.

February 23, 2016
February 23, 2016

Govt approves AIIB bill

The “Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Bill, 2016” is passed in the parliament, paving the way for Bangladesh to join the AIIB as a founding member.

February 20, 2016
February 20, 2016

KL yet to inform Dhaka about recruitment suspension: Secy

The Malaysian government is yet to inform anything officially to the Bangladesh authorities about their recent suspension of foreign workers recruitment.

February 4, 2016
February 4, 2016

Screening of travellers from Zika-affected areas at all ports

The government is to strengthen surveillance and screening of travelers coming into Bangladesh’s air, water and land ports coming from the countries affected by the Zika virus.

February 2, 2016
February 2, 2016

Govt not mulling cutting ties with Pakistan: FM

Bangladesh government is not considering severing diplomatic ties with Pakistan now, Foreign Minister Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali says.