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In a parliament of businessmen, conflicts of interest reign supreme

With a parliament dominated by businessmen and their interests, who is going to hold them to account?

They rear their head as polls near

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday told parliament a vested quarter has once again become active ahead of the next election and it wants to go to power through unconstitutional means. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday told parliament a vested quarter has once again become active ahead of the next election and it wants to go to power through unconstitutional means. “There is a section of people who are the real problem for the country and its people,” she said responding to a supplementary question from opposition lawmaker Fakhrul Imam.

JS goes into session today

The Jatiya Sangsad goes into its 17th session today after a 58-day recess.

Stay alert so that Jamaat-Shibir cannot sneak into police: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asks the authorities concerned to stay alert so that the Jamaat-Shibir activists and those involved in terrorist and militant acts could not be recruited in the police force.

Ensure punishment for torture by cops: JS body

A parliamentary body asks the government to ensure exemplary punishment to the police personnel responsible for tarnishing the image of the police department.

Two Years of 10th JS / JP: An unusual brand of opposition

The long pervasive culture of parliament boycott by main opposition MPs has significantly changed with Jatiya Party lawmakers attending all the 174 sittings of the current Jatiya Sangsad over the last two years.

May 26, 2024
May 26, 2024

In a parliament of businessmen, conflicts of interest reign supreme

With a parliament dominated by businessmen and their interests, who is going to hold them to account?

January 18, 2018
January 18, 2018

They rear their head as polls near

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday told parliament a vested quarter has once again become active ahead of the next election and it wants to go to power through unconstitutional means. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday told parliament a vested quarter has once again become active ahead of the next election and it wants to go to power through unconstitutional means. “There is a section of people who are the real problem for the country and its people,” she said responding to a supplementary question from opposition lawmaker Fakhrul Imam.

September 10, 2017
September 10, 2017

JS goes into session today

The Jatiya Sangsad goes into its 17th session today after a 58-day recess.

February 24, 2016
February 24, 2016

Stay alert so that Jamaat-Shibir cannot sneak into police: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asks the authorities concerned to stay alert so that the Jamaat-Shibir activists and those involved in terrorist and militant acts could not be recruited in the police force.

February 3, 2016
February 3, 2016

Ensure punishment for torture by cops: JS body

A parliamentary body asks the government to ensure exemplary punishment to the police personnel responsible for tarnishing the image of the police department.

January 29, 2016
January 29, 2016

JP: An unusual brand of opposition

The long pervasive culture of parliament boycott by main opposition MPs has significantly changed with Jatiya Party lawmakers attending all the 174 sittings of the current Jatiya Sangsad over the last two years.