Implementing plans key to reviving fragile economy

Md. Jahidul Islam The BNP government has completed six months in office, prioritising a business- and investment-friendly environment. Prime Minister Mr. Tarique Rahman inherited numerous challenges, including an energy crisis, weakness in the banking sector, high inflation, foreign exchange pressure, revenue shortfalls and global uncertainty. The government has taken Continue Reading

RAB to be replaced by SRB under police

The Cabinet has given final approval, subject to vetting, to the draft Special Response Battalion (SRB) Act, 2026, providing for the dissolution of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and creation of the SRB as a specialised police unit. The decision was taken at the 17th Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Mr. Tarique Rahman on […]Continue Reading

PM Won’t Visit India Without Favorable Conditions

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s possible formal travel to India has been the subject of weeks of speculation by the media in both Bangladesh and India. However, no media outlet in either nation was able to verify whether or not the Prime Minister was indeed visiting New Delhi by citing certain government sources. Bangladesh’s Ministry of […]Continue Reading

Six Months of Government – A Promising Start

Shamsul Alam   Prime Minister Tarique Rahman began office on February 17, 2026, after the Bangladesh Nationalist Party won 212 out of 299 seats in the parliamentary elections on February 12. The July 2024 rebellion, harsh authoritarian control, protracted state instability, and an interim government preceded this political shift. Evaluating the administration at the Continue Reading

RAB Disbanded; Specialized Police Unit SRB Formed

The draft of the ‘Special Response Battalion (SRB) Act, 2026’, subject to legislative review, has received final Cabinet approval, opening the door for the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) to be dissolved and replaced with a specialised unit that is directly under the police force. The reform, which was approved on Monday, August 17, at the […]Continue Reading

Nasimul Gani Retained As Cabinet Secretary

The government has extended the contractual tenure of Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Gani for another year, according to a notification issued by the Ministry of Public Administration on Monday (August 17). The new appointment will take effect upon the expiration of his current tenure, allowing him to continue serving as the country’s top bureaucrat for an […]Continue Reading
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