Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad

Awami League Parliamentary Party meeting on July 11

Awami League Parliamentary Party (ALPP) will hold a meeting at Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on July 11.
JS to open help desk on budget for MPs

The Jatiya Sangsad Secretariat is to launch a help desk on information of budget to assist lawmakers to deliver their speeches at the first budget session of the 11th parliament.
JS body recommends to split Dhaka Wasa into two

Amid widespread outcry over safe water, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Estimate recommends to split the Dhaka Wasa into two parts to ensure supply of safe and drinkable water for the city dwellers.
‘Inform foreign ministry before oversees trip’

A parliamentary body recommends that the authorities concerned will have to inform the ministry of foreign affairs about the foreign trips of any government delegation or players before their journey.
JS body urges Wasa to set up water hydrants in Dhaka

A parliamentary body asks the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) to set up necessary number of water hydrants in the capital city to fight fire accident.
Bill placed in JS to save animals from cruelty

A bill is placed in the parliament with an aim to stop cruelty towards the animals and define duties of those owners.
JS adopts condolence motion over Chawkbazar tragedy

The Jatiya Sangsad unanimously adopts a condolence motion expressing profound grief over the victims of Chawkbazar inferno that claimed 67 lives on Wednesday at Churihatta area of Old Dhaka.
50 JS bodies formed in 10 sittings: Speaker

The parliament completes formation of all the 50 parliamentary committees with only 10 sittings of the maiden session of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad.
Primary curriculum to be refined: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina tells parliament that the government has taken decision for refining the curriculum of the primary education by 2019-20.
Four more ex-ministers made chiefs of House bodies

Four more former ministers, who were dropped from Sheikh Hasina's new cabinet, have been made chiefs of the same number of parliamentary standing committees last night.
6 ex-ministers made House body chiefs

Six former ministers will lead different parliamentary standing committees.
MPs propose for all-party JS body to deal with Rohingya crisis

Four senior MPs of the ruling alliance propose for forming of an all-party parliamentary committee to work out a solution to the Rohingya crisis and repatriate them to their country.
4 more JS body formed

The Jatiya Sangsad constitutes four more parliamentary standing committees on Education, Environment, Liberation War Affairs, and Shipping ministries.
JS forms 5 parliamentary standing committees

The Jatiya Sangsad forms five parliamentary standing committees on different ministries.
Partners in polls now in opposition

The Awami League and its Grand Alliance partners contested the December 30 election together, but the allies of the ruling party would sit on the opposition bench in the 11th parliament which begins its journey today.
Reserved women’s seat term challenged at court

The extended term of reserved women’s seat at the parliament is challenged at court.
ALPP to meet meeting tomorrow

The maiden meeting of Awami League Parliamentary Party (ALPP) after the election will be held at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban tomorrow.
EC asks for arranging oath-taking ceremony tomorrow

The Election Commission (EC) sends a letter to the parliament secretary for taking necessary preparation to organise the oath-taking ceremony of the newly elected lawmakers of the 11th general election.
New MPs to take oath tomorrow

The newly elected parliament members will be sworn in tomorrow and the new cabinet may take oath on Sunday.
It's businessmen's parliament again?

Businessmen are likely to retain their dominance in the next Jatiya Sangsad. Participation of a large number of businessmen in the polls indicates that their presence in the new parliament will be overwhelming and money will influence the election. In the alliances led by the Awami League and BNP, around 62 percent of the contestants are businessmen, according to the data from 286 of 300 constituencies.
AL to declare polls manifesto after getting symbol

Ruling Awami League will announce its election manifesto after the fixation of symbol for next Jatiya Sangsad polls slated for December 30.
Digital Security Bill passed

The much-debated Digital Security Bill 2018 was passed in parliament last night with a harsh provision allowing police officials to search or arrest anyone without any warrant.
Digital Security Bill: JS body submits report, ignores concerns of journalists

A parliamentary body yesterday submitted its report on the much-debated Digital Security Bill, ignoring concerns of journalists and media owners over some of its sections.
Digital Security Bill: JS body finalises report

A parliamentary body yesterday finalised its report on the much-debated Digital Security Bill without addressing some concerns of journalists and media owners.
JS goes into session Sunday

Jatiya Sangsad will go into its 22nd session on Sunday after a 58-day recess.
JS goes into session Sept 9

The Jatiya Sangsad will go into its 22nd session on September 9 after a 58-day recess.
Muhith set to place ‘Tk 468,200 cr’ mega budget Thursday

Finance Minister AMA Muhith is set to place a mega budget of around 'Tk 468,200 crore' in Parliamenton Thursdayfor the fiscal year 2018-19 amid the fast approaching national election.
JS quorum crisis causes loss of Tk 125: TIB

Though making laws is the main task of the parliament, its lawmakers spent nine percent time for this purpose in the 18th session of the current parliament continued till December last year, a study report prepared by Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) says.
JS body to sit with journos over Digital Security Act

The parliamentary standing committee on telecom and ICT says it will sit with newspaper editors, Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists and owners of the electronic media to know their concern about the Digital Security Act-2018.
JS body for ‘logical’ quota reform

The parliamentary body on public administration opines for bringing “logical reform” to the existing quota system in civil service, upholding the spirit of the constitution.