Bangladesh: Government Pre-empts ‘Adivasi’ Bill
Kamran Reza Chowdhury The government has pre-empted an attempt to initiate a legislative proposal of a parliamentary caucus through a private member’s bill styled Adivasi Rights Bill 2013 in the
Kamran Reza Chowdhury The government has pre-empted an attempt to initiate a legislative proposal of a parliamentary caucus through a private member’s bill styled Adivasi Rights Bill 2013 in the
The National Consultation on Making the Parliament Accountable, Transparent and Human Rights Responsive took place on 20th February 2012, bringing together parliamentarians, academics and human rights activists. The participants focused
The Sixth Session of the Ninth Parliament of Bangladesh started on 20th September, 2010 and continued for 11 days. In a short session from 5th December to 9th December the
The Ninth session of the Ninth Parliament which commenced on 22nd May 2011 was prorogued on July 7 after 30 working days. The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and
The Eighth session of the Ninth Parliament which commenced on 25th January 2011 and continued for 33 days concluded on 24th March 2011. On 15th March 2011 after a long
The cabinet on Monday approved the draft of National Labour Policy to ensure overall welfare and rights of the working class both in industrial and agriculture sectors. The approval was
A day in which the opposition returned to the Jatiya Sangsad was suddenly made rather exciting. Two legislators, one from the ruling Awami League and the other from the opposition
Human rights violation issues are rarely discussed in parliament, said South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) yesterday. Only 47 out of over 1800 call attention notices were discussed in the
Dhaka, Oct 23 (bdnews24.com) The High Court has asked the government why the ‘Ga’ and ‘Gha’ clauses of Article-6 of the Vested Property Return Act will not be declared illegal.
Parliamentary committee’s stand commendable :: It is good to see that the parliamentary standing committee on law and parliamentary affairs is holding its ground in opposiing several recommendations of the government