Baharam Khan

The Cabinet Division yesterday issued a 23-point directive to all ministries and divisions to address discipline deficits, curb corruption, and ensure greater dynamism in public administration.

The government is considering issuing a sovereign bond of up to $1 billion to the international capital market to diversify its funding sources.

The government has initiated moves to relax key eligibility requirements for firms seeking to participate in public procurement.

The government has decided to stop digging roads in Dhaka during the monsoon and shut down illegal battery-rickshaw charging stations as part of measures to ease traffic congestion and disruption from uncoordinated development work.

At its first secretaries’ meeting held yesterday, the government decided to set up separate anti‑corruption committees in every ministry to curb graft in public offices.

Alleged collusion among dealers and retailers to hike fertiliser prices by “creating an artificial shortage” through hoarding and supply control is causing discontent among farmers, according to a report prepared by the Special Branch of the police.

In a bid to prevent road crash fatalities, all public and private hospitals will be legally obligated to provide immediate treatment to road crash victims without asking preliminary questions under the proposed “Road Safety Act, 2026”.

The hunt for firearms looted during the July uprising is set to expand beyond raids and checkpoints, with law enforcers planning to search water bodies, monitor online arms trading and increase surveillance of people linked to arms cases.