Devapriya Bhattacharya, Special Fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), has raised concerns that the recommendations of various reform committees are not being reflected before the public. He questioned, “Has the caretaker government lost its way?” He made these remarks on Monday (1 September) at the launch event of Bangladesh Reform Watch, organised by […]

Ensuring the coexistence of humans and wild elephants has been identified as a government priority, stated Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and the Ministry of Water Resources. She made the remarks on Sunday evening (31 August) while presiding virtually over a review meeting focused on measures to mitigate […]

The Acting Ambassador of the United States in Bangladesh (Charge d’Affaires), Tracy Ann Jacobson, has held a meeting with the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A M M Nasir Uddin. The meeting began on Monday (1 September) at 2:00 p.m. in the CEC’s office at the Election Commission headquarters in Agargaon, Dhaka.   Alongside Tracy Ann […]

The Chief of Army Staff, General Waker-Uz-Zaman, has held meetings with President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus. On Monday morning (1 September), General Waker-Uz-Zaman first met with the Chief Adviser and later with the President. A senior source within the army confirmed the meetings. During the discussions, the Army Chief briefed […]

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is celebrating its 47th founding anniversary today, Monday (1 September). The party was established on this day in 1978 by the then President Ziaur Rahman.   To commemorate the occasion, the BNP has formed a 16-member National Celebration Committee. Convener: Nazrul Islam Khan, Standing Committee Member of BNP Member Secretary: […]