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

March 15, 2018
March 15, 2018

5 secretaries transferred

In a reshuffle in the administration, five top government officials are transferred and given new postings.

February 8, 2018
February 8, 2018

21 named for Ekushey Padak 2018

The government announces names of 21 eminent citizens for awarding prestigious Ekushey Padak for 2018 for their contribution in respective fields.

February 6, 2018
February 6, 2018

Bangladesh nationals in Maldives asked to be cautious

Bangladesh asks its nationals to remain cautious in Maldives, a country that is witnessing a major political situation that has resulted in a state of emergency.

January 9, 2018
January 9, 2018

Deal signed for $245m WB fund for safety net programmes

The government of Bangladesh signs an agreement with the World Bank under which the lending agency will provide $245 million additional financing to improve equity, efficiency and transparency of the country's major safety net programmes.

December 22, 2017
December 22, 2017

193 promoted to joint secretaries

The government promotes 193 officials to the post of joint secretaries.

December 18, 2017
December 18, 2017

Govt to distribute 35.43 crore free textbooks

The government is to distribute 35,42,90,162 textbooks free of cost among the primary and secondary level students in the academic year 2018.

November 27, 2017
November 27, 2017

Govt, Facebook start verifying official pages

The government and Facebook authorities jointly begin the process to verify all the Facebook pages of the ministries and division officials for the welfare of its citizens.

November 6, 2017
November 6, 2017

22 public holidays in 2018, 7 on weekends

Bangladesh government approves the calendar for next year which includes 22 days of public holiday, seven of which poise on weekends.

October 31, 2017
October 31, 2017

Dhaka warns Islamabad over video distorting history

Dhaka lodges a strong protest and warns Islamabad against distorting history through misleading video-footage posted on the webpage maintained by the Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka.

October 11, 2017
October 11, 2017

3 NGOs barred from relief works for Rohingyas

The government imposes ban on three non-government organizations (NGOs) from carrying out relief operation in refugee camps for their alleged involvement in misguiding Rohingyas during their works, a parliamentary body member says.