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The Covid-19 lockdown and the pandemic situation are disrupting women’s access to reproductive health services as it is critical to draw attention to the issue of early and unplanned pregnancy in the situation.The current pandemic situation is also disrupting the antenatal and neonatal healthc...
Everyone knows Kazi Nazrul Islam as the ‘National Poet’ of Bangladesh, but this recognition is only verbal as he has not been officially recognised as the national poet till now.The Cultural Affairs Ministry thought about the matter, but has not taken any effective move till now. No visi...
The trial process, death references and appeals of many sensational cases, including murder cases and corruption cases, have been pending before different courts, including the High Court Division and Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, for days due to legal tangles. The apex court, virtua...
The government under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is working to establish multidimensional rural development and cooperatives in the country aimed at poverty alleviation. For this reason, the government is implementing various flagship programmes for advancement and skill deve...
School children across the country have been detached from their teachers, classmates and peers for over 14 months since the beginning of the school closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic.Most of the children, particularly the school children who live in the towns and cities, are now confined to their...
The government has taken a plan to amend the ‘Communicable Diseases (Prevention, Control and Eradication) Act, 2018’ with a view to tackling emergency situation related to public health by checking contagious diseases, particularly Covid-19.However, the government wants to amend th...
The Supreme Court’s (SC) verdicts and orders that are written in English are now being translated into Bengali so that most of the people can understand the judgment and the orders easily.With the aim of making the Supreme Court judgments understandable in vernacular language, a translation ce...
The participation of women in the country’s politics is increasing day by day, but the target of 33 per cent posts for women in the political parties has not been fulfilled till now. Not a single registered political party could induct at least 33 per cent woman members into commit...
The Law Commission has prepared a draft of a fresh law titled the ‘Women Repression Prevention Act, 2021’, with a view to removing the loopholes and complexity of the current law.The modernisation of the Women and Children Repression prevention Act is indispensable to prevent violence ag...
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Bangladeshi expatriates in Malaysia are happy over the latest announcement of the Malaysian government agreeing to extend the Labour Recalibration Programme to employers in four sub-sectors. The programme will regularise illegal immigrants in Malaysia as foreign workers who could be employed by...
The government has taken an initiative to amend the ‘Road Transport Act, 2018’. The Road Transport and Bridges Ministry prepared a draft of the proposed amended law.The Road Transport and Highways Division of the ministry already uploaded the draft on its website for public opinion. Ther...
Hindu women in Bangladesh are going to enter a new era as the government is moving forward to ensure equal rights of women to their ancestral property. The enactment of a fresh law will open a new chapter in the history of Hindu women in Bangladesh.The draft of the ‘Hindu Succession Act, 2021,...
The government has taken another step to improve national health outcomes through better monitoring and efficacy of salt iodisation programme in the country.The government is moving forward to enact the ‘Iodised Salt Act, 2021’ to strengthen the ability of the regulatory authorities for ...
The government is working on introducing regulations soon with tougher punishments to prevent fancy advertisements as well as glamorous and exaggerated advertising of food products to safeguard public health.The Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) made the draft of the ‘Safe Food (Advertis...
The Bangladesh Law Commission is moving forward for a unified law to consolidate and revise all the existing land related legislations in the country. Law Commission sources said they have taken the initiative for enacting the ‘Bangladesh Land Act, 2021, with the aim to bring uniformity ...
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The government has moved forward to amend the ‘Bankers Book Evidence Act’ aiming at making the law time befitting that will accommodate all new banking products and services.The Financial Institutions Division under the Ministry of Finance had already prepared the draft of the amended la...
The government is moving for a law to bring the child daycare centres under rules and regulations and ensure proper management of the daycare centres in the country. The Cabinet approved the draft of the ‘Child Day Care Centre Bill, 2021’ on February 8 in a bid to support children o...
The government is moving forward to frame a legal structure in a bid to bring more discipline in the Hajj and Umrah management.A bill in this regard is likely to be placed in the current session of the Parliament. The 12th JS session began yesterday (Thursday).Parliament sources said that some bills...
Bangladesh Railway (BR) is moving ahead with a plan to develop the railway sector. As part of the plan, the BR is working to bring Haor regions of Sunamganj district under the railway network, aiming to boost regional connectivity.Sources said that the authorities concerned want to introduce train s...
The government is moving ahead with a plan to apply the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the judiciary to improve the judicial system, the third organ of the State. As part of the plan, the government is going to introduce e-judiciary system. The Tk 2,800crore e-Judiciary...
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