Bangladesh Parliament
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Politics of confrontation must end
Parliament Secretariat to return unused Tk 80cr to govt
The Parliament Secretariat will return Tk 80 crore to the government, as Covid-19 pandemic forced fewer working days in holding parliament session, and fewer foreign tours and training programmes.
Ensuring equal rights: Anti-Discrimination Bill 2022 placed in parliament
The ‘Anti-Discrimination Bill 2022’ was placed in the parliament today to protect, uphold and ensure equal rights and dignity of every Bangladeshi citizen.
12th parliament session may have only 3 sittings
The 12th session of the current parliament may only have three sittings (working day) considering the deteriorating scenario of Covid-19 pandemic throughout the country and globally, sources at the Parliament Secretariat said today.
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.
BNP MPs lambast ‘extrajudicial killings’ in JS, demand statement from home minister
Two BNP lawmakers came down heavily on the government today in parliament, for what the MPs termed "ongoing extrajudicial killings", and demanded that the Home Minister give a statement in the House on whether the country’s citizens would get equal scope to take shelter under the law.
Travel Agency Regulation Bill presented in Parliament
The Bangladesh Travel Agency (Registration and Regulation) (Amendment) Bill, 2020 was placed in Parliament keeping a provision of maximum six months’ imprisonment or Tk 5 lakh fine or both in the case of violation of any provision under the proposed law.
Parliament resumes after a break of 59 days
Parliament went into its ninth session this morning after a 59-day recess as the last (budget) session was prorogued on July 9.
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 opposition is.
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 infected with Covid-19.
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 curb the risk of coronavirus infection.
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 secretariat say.
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 a walkout.
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.
