A parliamentary panel Monday asked the works ministry to clarify how the then military government waived a transfer fee for a Gulshan house gifted to leader of the opposition Khaleda Zia in 1982.
A parliamentary body on Thursday decided to draw the chief justice’s attention to High Court judge Nazrul Islam Chowhdhury’s remark for an ‘amicable’ and ‘fair’ disposal of the issue that triggered widespread controversy. The parliamentary standing committee on law, justice and parliamentary affairs ministry also decided to discourage the lawmakers to raise the issue in the parliament.
The parliamentary standing committee on energy, power and mineral resources ministry will discuss the allegations of corruption against Prime Minister's (PM's) son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and his adviser on energy Towfiq Elahi in its next meeting on December 31.
Top officials of Petrobangla yesterday came under fire at a meeting of a parliamentary standing committee for go-slow policy in extracting gas as well as 'incorrect and misleading statistics' on production and reservation of gas.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance Ministry yesterday directed to the Bangladesh Bank to look into the reason why 29 non-banking financial institutions (NBIs) did not enlist in the stock market by the earlier stipulated deadline, September 2006. At its meeting on financial affaires, the parliamentary watchdog also recommended all non-banking financial institutions to invest in the stock market.
Several government agencies were involved and fueled the violence that flared on the Dhaka University (DU) campus from August 20 to 22 in 2007 during the emergency power rules, the parliamentary standing committee on education ministry said today.
Two parliamentary standing committees working on graft and irregularities have decided to refer to their respective ministries the findings of their probe reports against former advisers Barrister Mainul Hosein and Anwarul Iqbal for passing on to Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) for legal action, competent sources said yesterday.
The parliamentary standing committee on communications ministry has suggested joining the much-talked-about Asian High Way through the Benapol-Dhaka-Sylhet or Banglabandha-Dhaka-Sylhet route.
The sub-committee of the parliamentary standing committee on post and telecommunication ministry has said it is pondering over finding out a way on how to make an integrated company with Bangladesh TeleCommunications Company Ltd. (BTCL), Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Ltd. (BSCCL) and TeleTalk Bangladesh Ltd.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Ministry yesterday recommended immediate formation of a permanent Maritime Cell to determine the country's sea boundary with India and Myanmar.
