The letter, titled ‘Open letter from the outgoing Commissioners of the National Human Rights Commission’, presents their position and views on repealing the ordinance under three subheadings: ‘Reaction to the misinformation presented in Parliament’, ‘Government’s genuine objections against the ordinances’, and ‘Proposal to assess the quality of future laws’. The letter begins by saying, ‘Since […]
Many police members are not able to accept this change and have raised questions about the color. He says that the color of the uniform does not look good. They are also feeling uncomfortable due to being trolled on social media. After the BNP government assumed power on 17 February, on 24 February the Bangladesh […]
The Police Commission Ordinance-2025, promulgated by the interim government as part of reforms in the police force, is now being amended to be introduced as a bill in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament). According to Home Ministry and police sources, the ordinance originally included a provision requiring the Police Commission to recommend the appointment of […]
Twenty ordinances issued during the interim government – including the Anti-Corruption Commission Ordinance, National Human Rights Commission Ordinance, Police Commission Ordinance, Prevention and Remedy of Enforced Disappearances Ordinance and Referendum Ordinance – are not being approved in the current parliamentary session. Among these, a special committee of the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) has recommended repeal […]
The first task of the BNP government should be to carefully identify and address short-term problems. For this, a task force is necessary, which should also include economists. The BNP government, even if payments are required, should appoint a group of economists to prepare a research report evaluating the economic tenure of the interim government. […]
Professor Anu Muhammad said that the emerging crisis in the energy sector is the result of policy decisions. He pointed out that the import-dependent, foreign debt-dependent and foreign company-oriented agreements made in the past and the international institutions behind them have created a situation from which it will be difficult to emerge. In this context […]
Following the July mass rebellion, the interim government formed on 8 August 2024 announced that it would take action against persons serving in government service using fake freedom fighter certificates. Farooq-e-Azam assumed responsibility as advisor to the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs on 14 August and the next day, announced measures against such fraudulent claims. […]
“The interim government showed no interest in such proposals. It remained firmly committed to holding elections and hence did not make any compromise with them,” he said. However, Asif Mahmood refused to identify who actually constituted this “deep state”. The interim government transferred power five weeks ago, and no other adviser to that administration has […]
In the current financial year 2025-26, only Rs 250 crore has been distributed till February (11 months). In five years, Indian aid has fallen to one-eighth of its previous level. Kirti Vardhan Singh said in Lok Sabha that India and Bangladesh, as neighboring countries, share deep historical, geographical, cultural, linguistic and social ties. India has […]
In the 13th national parliamentary elections held on 12 February, the BNP won an absolute majority, winning 209 seats on its own and 212 seats in alliance. Jamaat won 68 seats independently and 77 seats in alliance. Two days after the election, on 15 February, the 11-party alliance applied to the Election Commission for recount […]
My plan was to begin investigating recent major incidents of violence. It was particularly important to verify allegations of police weapons being used by others. Various indications revealed that in some cases, police firearms were used by party workers in civilian clothes. But I didn’t have enough time to start that process. I was removed […]