Parliament
BD parliament passes anti-gambling prevention bill with up to 7 Years in Jail
Bangladesh’s National Parliament on Tuesday passed the Gambling Prevention Bill 2026, setting penalties of up to seven years’ imprisonment for offences including gambling, online gambling, match-fixing and spot-fixing. Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed placed the Gambling Prevention Bill 2026 in parli
BD Parliament Passes Finance Bill
Bangladesh’s National Parliament on Monday passed the Finance Bill, 2026, the legal basis for implementing the budget for fiscal year 2026-27, by voice vote after wide-ranging criticism, questions from lawmakers and several important amendments. The bill was passed after Finance Minister Amir Khosr
Home Minister calls for neutral probe into interim government’s 18-month record
Bangladesh Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Sunday called for a neutral investigation into the interim government’s 18-month activities, saying the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) should be instructed immediately to examine where corruption took place and who was involved.
6 newborns died from negligence at Ad-din Hospital, BD health minister tells parliament
Six newborns died at Ad-din Hospital because of an oxygen shortage and extreme negligence, Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Husain told Bangladesh’s parliament on Sunday.
