Bangladesh’s Cabinet approved in principle a proposal Sunday to build a new Secretariat in Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, targeting the start of government office operations there by 2029. The Business Standard reported that the proposed complex would occupy about 31.58 acres of former trade fair grounds and contain 14 buildings, each with 12 stories and three […]
Bangladesh’s law minister Md Asaduzzaman said Tuesday that an initiative was underway to prevent people older than 35 from entering the legal profession, The Business Standard reported. Asaduzzaman said he had requested the initiative and that a decision had already been made. The report did not identify an enacted rule or give an effective date, […]
About 298 to 303 children are living with incarcerated mothers in prisons across Bangladesh, according to a Department of Social Services report prepared for the High Court. The department said prison conditions are unsuitable for children’s long-term physical and mental development. It recommended placing children with close relatives through foster care or other family-based arrangements […]
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has signed agreements with 420 hospitals to provide affordable healthcare for its cleaners, administrator Md Abdus Salam said Monday in Bangladesh. He also announced a compensation program offering Tk400,000 (approximately $3,244) to families of workers who die while performing their duties, The Financial Express reported. Salam outlined the measures at […]
Bangladesh’s Election Commission (EC) has approved a five-phase timetable for elections to about 4,500 union councils, with voting beginning Jan. 21, 2027. The decision was made Monday at a commission meeting chaired by chief election commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin, The Financial Express reported, citing bdnews24.com. Election commissioner Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah announced the plan at […]
Bangladesh’s government has decided in principle to relocate its Secretariat to the former trade fair grounds in Agargaon, but the proposal still requires cabinet approval. Housing and public works minister Zakaria Taher said the preliminary decision was made at a meeting chaired by the prime minister last Wednesday. “Various aspects of this matter have been […]
Bangladesh’s Osmani Udyan is scheduled to reopen to the public Oct. 19 after a decade, state minister for local government, rural development, and cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam announced Sunday. Prime minister Tarique Rahman is expected to inaugurate the renovated Dhaka park and a newly constructed July Memorial, The Business Standard reported. The Dhaka South City […]
A water treatment plant in Bangladesh’s Munshiganj municipality remains unused three years after construction ended, as government departments dispute whether the facility is ready for handover. The plant cost about Tk 11 crore (approximately $892,000) and was designed to treat 350,000 liters of water per hour from the Dhaleshwari River, The Daily Star reported. Construction […]
Bangladesh has asked United States-based Securiport to submit a detailed proposal by Oct. 22 for modernizing immigration and border management, according to reporting by The Business Standard. Home ministry senior secretary Manzur Morshed Chowdhury sent the request Oct. 4. A cabinet committee approved pursuing direct procurement from the company Sept. 9, but officials said the […]
A Supreme Court lawyer has sent a legal notice demanding sustained action against illegal occupation of roads, sidewalks, and other public spaces in Bangladesh’s Dhaka and Gazipur cities. Nazmul Hasan Rakib sent the notice Oct. 8 to government officials, city administrators, and police leaders. He gave authorities seven days to take necessary steps, warning that […]
