Bangladesh government

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

Half-baked digitalisation will do us no good

Many digital services of the government are suffering from myriad problems

February 3, 2019
February 3, 2019

Accelerating growth real challenge for new govt: EU

Appreciating Bangladesh's impressive economic performance over the last one decade, the European Union (EU) yesterday said sustaining and accelerating this growth is the real challenge for the new government.

January 18, 2019
January 18, 2019

Dhaka promises good governance

Seeking the international community's cooperation to meet challenges ahead of the new government, Dhaka has promised to ensure good governance in Bangladesh by maintaining a strong “zero tolerance policy” for “corruption and terrorism”.

October 11, 2018
October 11, 2018

Govt ready to face cyclone Titli: Maya

The government has taken all out preparations to tackle the imminent cyclone Titli which intensified into a severe cyclonic storm with a core of Hurricane wind currently lying over coastal Odisha of India.

June 6, 2018
June 6, 2018

No plan to raise govt job age limit: Syed Ashraf

Public Administration Minister Syed Ashraful Islam tells parliament that the government has no plan to raise the age limit for entering government jobs to 35 years.

May 30, 2018
May 30, 2018

WB $55m for renewable energy in rural areas

The government signs a $55 million financing agreement with the World Bank to expand renewable energy uses in rural areas.

May 22, 2018
May 22, 2018

Why shouldn’t compensate Tk 1 crore to Jisan’s family: HC

The High Court today issues a rule asking the government to explain in four weeks why it should not be ordered to give Tk 1 crore as compensation to the family of five-year-old Jisan, who died after falling into a ditch in Dhaka’s Adabar area in March this year.

May 22, 2018
May 22, 2018

Why shouldn’t compensate Tk 1 crore to Jisan’s family: HC

The High Court today issues a rule asking the government to explain in four weeks why it should not be ordered to give Tk 1 crore as compensation to the family of five-year-old Jisan, who died after falling into a ditch in Dhaka’s Adabar area in March this year.

May 22, 2018
May 22, 2018

Why shouldn’t compensate Tk 1 crore to Jisan’s family: HC

The High Court today issues a rule asking the government to explain in four weeks why it should not be ordered to give Tk 1 crore as compensation to the family of five-year-old Jisan, who died after falling into a ditch in Dhaka’s Adabar area in March this year.

April 8, 2018
April 8, 2018

Govt to buy paddy at Tk 26, rice at Tk 38 per Kg

The government decides to buy Boro rice and paddy at Tk 38 and Tk 26 a kilogramme.

March 20, 2018
March 20, 2018

TIB hails National Defence Policy

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) hails the draft of the National Defence Policy-2018, terming it as a landmark decision of the government in establishing good governance in the country.