Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader Sunday said the country’s parliament will not be dissolved if BNP lawmakers resign. “If they (BNP MPs) resign, there will be nothing in the House,” he told a meeting at the AL League President Sheikh Hasina’s political office in the city’s Dhanmondi area on the
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Govt must go for credible election: Fakhrul
With planning aging population could result in a silver dividend
An aging population needn’t be a burden, experts told Parliamentarians at a conference co-hosted by UNFPA Asia Pacific Regional Office and the Asian Population and Development Association (APDA). Two National Transfer Account (NTA) experts told the session that with good planning and policy, it was possible to change the trajectory so
AL hails EC decision to use EVMs in 150 JS seats
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday welcomed the Election Commission's decision to use Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) in up to 150 of the 300 parliamentary seats in the next general election. Quader was speaking at an event to mark the 18th death anniversary of Awami League women's affairs secretary
Report on EC formation Bill placed in parliament
The report on "Appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners Bill-2022" was placed in parliament on Wednesday with some changes in eligibility and ineligibility criteria for the appointment of CEC and ECs. Chairman of the Parliamentary Scrutiny Committee on Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry M Shahiduzzaman Sarker placed
JS passes bill to ensure better healthcare for children
The Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute Bill, 2021 was passed in Parliament on Wednesday, aiming to improve the healthcare services for children. Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque moved the Bill which was passed by voice vote. The bill was designed in line with the Dhaka Children Hospital Ordinance, 2008. The draft
Opposition MPs call Health Minister shameless
Terming Health Minister Zahid Maleque a "shameless man" for his "failure, widespread corruption in the health sector and mismanagement in coronavirus treatment, opposition MPs of Jatiya Party and BNP on Saturday demanded his immediate resignation.They sharply criticized the health minister in Parliament for his failure to ensure oxygen in different
JS passes Tk 6,03,681cr budget for FY22
The Jatiya Sangsad today passed a Taka 6,03,681 crore national budget for fiscal year (2021-2022) that aims to attain a 7.2 percent GDP growth target putting priority to the lives and livelihood of the country’s people in tandem with development amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The national budget for the next fiscal
International vaccine institute to be set up in Bangladesh: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government is going to set up an international vaccine institute to produce vaccines, including the Covid-19 ones, in Bangladesh. Sheikh Hasina said this in the Parliament while replying to a tabled question from Awami League MP Ahasanul Islam Titu (Tangail-6). She said the government
Hajj Management Bill passed to deal with irregularities
Parliament on Tuesday passed the Hajj and Umrah Management Bill, 2021 seeking to deal with irregularities and mismanagement in the sector. State Minister for Religious Affairs Ministry Md Faridul Haque Khan moved the Bill and it was passed by voice vote. It is seen whenever the government makes a move against any