Cabinet approves proposal to hike salaries and benefits of members of Bangladesh Judicial Service, fixing monthly salary of senior district judges at Tk 78,000.

The government move to promote around 300 officials would see a further rise in the number of in-situ officials in the civil

The cabinet approves the draft of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Act 2016 to make the immigration procedure easier and hassle free.

The government appoints senior land secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam as cabinet secretary.

High Court orders police to take steps regarding house rent-related complaints in all the cities including capital Dhaka.

Companies with an annual turnover of upto Tk 30 lakh will be exempted of VAT from now on, the cabinet decides.

The government has decided to allow the public servants, who belong to ethnic minority groups, to take optional leave for two days to celebrate traditional festivals before and after the Pahela Baishakh.

The cabinet approves a new law to introduce 1 percent surcharge on mobile phone use, cabinet secretary says. The government will earn Tk 140cr each year when the law will become effective.