Bangladesh Parliament
JS body slams corruption in TCB
Coming down heavily on institutional corruption within the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh, a parliamentary body today asked its top officials to take stern action against it.
Former whip Md Ashraf Hossain dies
Former whip Md Ashraf Hossain has passed away at a private hospital in the capital at the age of 79.
Issue ruling on who the opposition is in parliament: opposition chief whip to speaker
Criticising BNP MP Harunur Rashid for claiming to be the “main opposition”, Opposition Chief Whip Mashiur Rahman Ranga today demanded that the speaker of parliament give a ruling clarifying who the...
Budget session to be cut short as MPs, JS staff infected with Covid-19
Sittings of the ongoing budget session of 11th parliament will be cut short further as around 100 staff and employees of the parliament secretariat and 12 MPs and ministers have so far been...
Budget session to be held with minimum JS attendance, no Q/A session
This year’s budget session will take place with the presence of only those lawmakers who are essential for the day-to-day activities of the parliament in a bid to maintain social distancing and...
Parliament may go for brief session on April 18
The duration of the upcoming seventh session of parliament is likely to be very brief to avoid a gathering, amid the nationwide shutdown to contain the spread of Covid-19, sources at the parliament...
Parliament to go into session on April 18
The 11th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will go into its seventh session on April 18.
All senior citizens to be given old-age allowance by 2025: Social welfare minister
Social Welfare Minister Nuruzzaman Ahmed tells parliament that the government plans to gradually bring all senior citizens in the country under the old-age allowance programme by 2025.
BRTC shares to go public; bill passed
The Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation Bill, 2020 was passed in the parliament today -- aimed at offloading 49 percent shares of the corporation in the capital market.
Surplus funds of state agencies: Bill passed amid protest in JS
A bill over depositing surplus money of state agencies to the national exchequer is passed amid unprecedented opposition from the Jatiya Party lawmakers today in Parliament, while the BNP MPs stage...
Over 3 lakh post vacant at ministries
A total of 3,13,848 posts are currently vacant under different ministries, says State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain.