Baharam Khan

The Secretary Committee on Administrative Improvement has approved a proposal to amend relevant rules to increase viva marks by up to 400 percent while lowering the written test pass mark for recruitment to grades 11-20.

In its first six months in office, the BNP-led government has not been able to break free from the bureaucratic practices of previous governments, struggling to deliver on its electoral pledge to reform the administration based on merit, competence and experience.

On April 12, 2026, just over two months after Mir Shahe Alam took oath as state minister for local government, rural development and cooperatives, Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) awarded a Tk 25.57 crore contract to Ruposhi Rice and Pushti Mills Ltd.

Unlike the prime minister and cabinet members, the president completes the constitutional oath without a separate secrecy pledge

The ceremony lasts only minutes, but officials spend weeks managing invitations, protocol and seating for Bangladesh’s top dignitaries

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Bangladesh is set to start its fiscal year from April, instead of July, from 2028 to ensure quality of its development spending

Dr Jahangir Alam Khan and Dr Sazzad Hossain Bhuiyan appointed commissioners

The government is planning to implement the ninth pay scale for its employees over two fiscal years, according to sources in the secretaries’ committee formed to deal with a proposal.

Cabinet okays draft law allowing NHRC to issue interim orders

Draft change repeals Section 18a of the Bank Resolution Act, subject to legislative vetting

The Daily Star’s report correctly pointed it out, state minister for public administration says

Questions have been raised over the legality of appointing the new director general (DG) of Bangladesh Television (BTV).

The government has handed out contractual appointments to 12 BNP leaders and activists across key entities, including the Election Commission, despite its manifesto pledge to prevent the politicisation of institutions and strengthen their independence.

The creation of a new government division is being proposed to oversee the human rights situation inside prisons and other places of incarceration.

President Mohammed Shahabuddin may tender his resignation once Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad returns from abroad, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. Hafiz is due back today.

The highest number of female officials are currently serving in the country’s most crucial field administrative posts, including deputy commissioner (DC).

Seventeen senior police officials are likely to be sent into forced retirement over alleged allegiance to the Awami League, family ties to the party, roles in manipulating the 2014 and 2018 elections, repression of the opposition, and corruption.

Human error arising from inadequate training and supervision was the principal cause of the Milestone school plane crash, while an unsafe school building and failures in planning and emergency response worsened the consequences.

The government is formally seeking India’s cooperation to secure the extradition of former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, who has been sentenced to death by the International Crimes Tribunal for crimes against humanity committed during the July uprising in 2024.