Bangladesh government

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

Digitalisation of public services is paying off

But major bottlenecks remain, depriving people of full benefits

Not for respite, but for restraints

When reassurance was needed, he exuded panic.

January 6, 2023
January 6, 2023

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.

January 4, 2023
January 4, 2023

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.

December 7, 2022
December 7, 2022

'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.

August 28, 2022
August 28, 2022

Foreign trips are no gifts to be doled out to state officials

The government must stop this farcical exercise

August 28, 2022
August 28, 2022

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.

July 24, 2022
July 24, 2022

Accountability, not individual choice, should guide public service

Government officials must be made answerable for their actions and decisions

July 14, 2022
July 14, 2022

Half-baked digitalisation will do us no good

Many digital services of the government are suffering from myriad problems

July 6, 2022
July 6, 2022

Digitalisation of public services is paying off

But major bottlenecks remain, depriving people of full benefits

June 10, 2022
June 10, 2022

Not for respite, but for restraints

When reassurance was needed, he exuded panic.

May 29, 2022
May 29, 2022

Govt report on enforced disappearance masks a bigger problem

Justice for the victims of enforced disappearance must be ensured

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