The Deputy Commissioners have put forward various proposals, including setting up an economic zone at Ghazipur, a new 1000-bed hospital at Rangpur, an international standard airport at Noakhali and appointment of public prosecutors (PP) and public prosecutors (GP) through competitive examinations. The Cabinet Division has selected a total of 498 such proposals submitted by Deputy […]
In this situation, the idea of introducing partially online teaching has emerged as a way to reduce the pressure on energy consumption. Earlier, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all educational institutions in the country were closed on 17 March 2020. During the nearly one and a half year long closure, online and television-based classes were […]
Political observers say that experience in student politics often produces the ability to make specific decisions in national politics. The competitive environment of campus politics fosters organizational skills and the ability to respond rapidly to changing circumstances, qualities that can prove valuable in administrative roles. Now the focus will be on how effectively they perform […]
According to the Constitution, the Prime Minister can appoint persons who are not members of Parliament as members of the Cabinet. However, the condition is that technocrat ministers cannot exceed one-tenth of the total number of cabinet members. This time, apart from Aminur Rashid, two more people have been included in the cabinet from the […]
The average age of members of the new cabinet led by Prime Minister Tariq Rahman is around 60 years. The oldest member is Major (Retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, aged 81, while the youngest member is Nurul Haq Noor, aged 31. On Tuesday, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) President Tariq Rahman took the oath of office along […]
There was no doubt that BNP Chairman Tariq Rahman would be the Prime Minister in a BNP-led government. On Tuesday morning, the BNP Parliamentary Party unanimously elected him as the leader of Parliament. It is customary for the President to invite the leader of the majority party to form the government. BNP had said that […]
The government has formally allocated portfolios among the members of the new cabinet led by Prime Minister Tariq Rahman. The members of the new cabinet took oath yesterday Tuesday afternoon. Later that night, the Cabinet Division issued a gazette notification assigning ministerial responsibilities. Apart from the Prime Minister, the Cabinet consists of 25 full ministers […]
He said that Tariq Rehman will pay tribute by laying a wreath at the National Memorial at 10:00 am on Wednesday. On his return from there, around 12:30 pm, he will take up office in the Prime Minister’s Office in the Cabinet Division in the Secretariat. There, Prime Minister Tariq Rehman will participate in an […]
When asked, Sheikh Abdur Rashid told Prothom Alo on Saturday that he had already resigned, but it was not accepted because of the elections. Now the order has been issued. Sheikh Abdur Rasheed retired from the post of additional secretary a few years ago. However, following the fall of the Awami League government in a […]
The Cabinet approved the proposed national budget for the financial year 2024-25 in a special meeting on Thursday. The meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the Cabinet Room of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. Finance Minister AH Mahmud Ali as well as other ministers and state ministers also attended the meeting. The finance […]
Cabinet Secretary Mahbubur Rahman said the decision was taken at a cabinet meeting on Monday. The general office timings in the country were from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. But the government reduced the timing by one hour to “save electricity and energy” and fixed it from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm from November 15, […]
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina chaired the cabinet meeting at her office (PMO) in the capital. The Cabinet Secretary further said that the Home Minister also told in the meeting that the situation in Sundarban will be monitored for a few days as forest fire is not like a normal fire. He said that in case […]