Government Policy

UML lawmakers obstruct parliament meeting

Lawmakers from the main opposition party, the CPN (UML), obstructed a meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) today.The main opposition party MPs stood from their seats in protest and blocked the meeting at its outset, saying the session could n…

Govt prioritises promotion of human rights: PM Dahal

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has said the government is committed to respecting, protecting and promoting the human rights.In his address to a ceremony held here on the occasion of the 23rd anniversary of the National Human Rights Com…

US announces visa policy to promote polls in Bangladesh

The United States today announced a new visa policy to support Bangladesh’s goal of holding free, fair, and peaceful national elections.”Under this policy, the United States will be able to restrict the issuance of visas for any Bangladeshi individual…

EC monitoring GCC polls with 4,435 CCTV cameras

The Election Commission (EC) is observing the Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) elections through 4,435 closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras as the voting for the GCC begins from 8am this morning.Election Commissioners Brigadier General (retd) Ahsan …

Meeting on HIV/AIDS prevention held in C’nawabganj

A sensitization meeting was held on Tuesday in the district with a view to prevent HIV/AIDS.Dhaka Ahsania Mission organised the meeting under the ‘Prioritised HIV Prevention and Treatment Services For the Key Population in Bangladesh’ programme.It wa…

Government committed for marginalized community’s rights-PM

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ expressed unswerving commitment of the government to protect the identity and rights of the minority and marginalized communities.At a discussion with a delegation headed by Nepal Kumal Improvement Committ…