Parliament

A heated debate broke out between the government and opposition benches in parliament on Thursday over the introduction of bills and the allocation of chairmanships of parliamentary standing committees. Opposition […]

The government has moved to abolish the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and replace it with a new specialised force named the Special Response Battalion (SRB). Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed placed […]

BNP Standing Committee Member, Prime Minister’s Political Adviser and Dhaka-8 MP Mirza Abbas became emotional as he attended a session of the Jatiya Sangsad for the first time after receiving […]

BNP Standing Committee Member and Prime Minister’s Adviser Mirza Abbas attended a session of the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) for the first time on Thursday after receiving medical treatment abroad for […]

A total of Tk 2.40 crore has been collected in fines through 500 anti-adulteration mobile courts and drives conducted across the country in the 180 days since the current government […]

The government has decided to establish six Qawmi madrasa education boards to coordinate and develop Qawmi madrasahs and conduct public examinations, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman told Parliament. The certificates issued […]

The Jatiya Sangsad has formed 10 more parliamentary standing committees related to different ministries. However, none of the committees has been assigned a chairperson from the opposition benches. The committees […]

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said the government is firmly committed to improving facilities for Bangladeshi migrant workers around the world and ensuring their rights, dignity and welfare. He made […]

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has blamed Bangladesh’s growing dependence on imported fuel for the current energy crisis, saying state-owned gas exploration company BAPEX was deliberately weakened under the previous regime. […]

The government has so far returned Tk472 crore to customers affected by financial scams involving e-commerce companies such as Evaly, E-Orange and others, the Commerce Minister said in Parliament on […]