Bangladesh Parliament

Attorney general disappointed over 16th amendment verdict

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam expresses disappointment at the Supreme Court verdict which upheld illegality of the 16th amendment of the constitution.
3 July 2017, 06:16 AM

Landslide deaths: Condolence at parliament

The parliament expresses deep shock at the death of over 100 people, including four army men, in hillslides in Chittagong, Rangamati and Bandarban.
14 June 2017, 06:49 AM

Jatiya Sangsad sitting resumes

The sitting of the sixteen session (Budget session) of the 10th parliament resumes with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.
8 June 2017, 04:59 AM

Punishment for distorting Liberation War history

Bangladesh Parliament unanimously adopts a resolution to enact a law for punishing those who will “distort” the country’s history of 1971 Liberation War and the mass killing.
4 May 2017, 18:10 PM

Parliament passes motion to mark March 25 as Genocide Day

The House unanimously adopts a resolution to observe March 25 as Genocide Day, marking the brutality carried out by Pakistani Army on the unarmed Bengalis on the black night of March 25, 1971.
11 March 2017, 11:44 AM

MPs not allowed to speak on point of order fearing JS quorum crisis

MPs are not allowed to speak on point of order in fear quorum crisis in the House after the end of point of order session.
17 July 2016, 16:00 PM

Parliament passes Tk 3,40,605cr national budget

Parliament passes Tk 3,40,605 crore national budget for FY 2016-'17 aimed at higher GDP growth, lower inflation and gearing up investment.
30 June 2016, 14:18 PM

Govt officials illegally occupied 128 houses: Minister

Government officials and employees have illegally occupied some 128 houses or residences across the country, Housing and Public Works Minister Mosharraf Hossain tells Parliament.
27 June 2016, 11:57 AM

JS passes Tk 19,803.62cr supplementary budget for FY 2015-16

Parliament passes the supplementary budget of Tk 19,803.62 crore for the outgoing fiscal year 2015-16 to meet the additional expenditures under different ministries and divisions.
7 June 2016, 10:49 AM

Justice is yet to be done

We are extremely grateful for the timely initiative of the education minister, whose ministry reinstated Shyamal Kanti Bhakta, the
23 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Budget session begins June 1

Parliament will go into the Budget session on June 1, a Parliament Secretariat press release says.
15 May 2016, 13:04 PM

Row over scrapping of 16th amendment: Fakhrul smells constitutional crisis

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says a “constitutional crisis” might arise due to a "parliament-judiciary row" over the 16th constitutional amendment concerning impeachment of Supreme Court judges.
14 May 2016, 15:53 PM

HC scraps 16th amendment

High Court scraps 16th amendment to the constitution that empowered the parliament to impeach Supreme Court judges for incapacity or misconduct. Terming the amendment law as ‘a historical accident’, the court says it is against the principle of separation of powers and independence of the judiciary. Government says it will appeal against the ruling.
5 May 2016, 09:04 AM

Get your portrait done for 200 bucks (video)

Have you got the perfect apartment and decorated it to your taste, but still feel that something is missing to bring it all together? Maybe you need a portrait of yourself or your dear one on the wall.
14 October 2015, 06:46 AM