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

October 3, 2017
October 3, 2017

8 lakh flood-affected farmers to get agro aid

Bangladesh government is going to provide Tk 137 crore assistance to rehabilitate nearly eight lakh flood-hit farmers of the country including Haor regions.

September 25, 2017
September 25, 2017

25,000 Rohingyas to be shifted from Bandarban to Cox’s Bazar: Quader

Bangladesh government will shift the nearly 25,000 Rohingyas, who have taken shelter in Naikhongchhari upazila of Bandarban, to Cox’s Bazar, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said.

August 13, 2017
August 13, 2017

Govt imports food to meet possible crisis: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the government decided to procure food grains from abroad as a precautionary measure to face possible shortage amid speculations of severe flooding in the coming weeks.

August 11, 2017
August 11, 2017

First batch of Indian rice arrives at Mongla

The first consignment of rice imported from India by the Bangladesh government in an attempt to stabilise the market of the prime staple has arrived at the Mongla.

July 27, 2017
July 27, 2017

Govt mulling independent prosecution

Bangladesh government is considering giving independence to the state prosecution service. The government is principally in favour of the independence, law minister says after third day of DC conference.

June 5, 2017
June 5, 2017

Bangladesh donates US $500,000 for Sri Lanka flood victims

Bangladesh government decides to provide a cash assistance of US $500, 000 to support the victims of recent flood and landslides in Sri Lanka which killed more than 100 people and caused severe damage to livelihood and properties of thousands.

March 22, 2017
March 22, 2017

A mobile tower radiation harmful: Government report

Radiation emitted by a tower of a mobile operator in Bangladesh is harmful for public health, the government says in a report.

September 6, 2016
September 6, 2016

Munir Chy new ACC DG

Muhammad Munir Chowdhury, company secretary of Dhaka Power Distribution Co Ltd, is appointed as new director general of Anti Corruption Commission.

July 26, 2016
July 26, 2016

HC stays Rajuk’s notice to relocate a Gulshan restaurant

The High Court stays for six months the effectiveness of a notice issued by Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) that asked the authorities to relocate Food Palace Restaurant from Gulshan-1.

July 25, 2016
July 25, 2016

Information Minister Inu apologises in parliament

Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu apologises in parliament for his comment alleging lawmakers, peoples’ representatives and diplomats being involved in corruption in Test Relief (TR) and Food For Work (FFW) programmes.