Govt approves several ordinances, proposals

The Council of Advisers on Thursday approved six ordinances, three proposals and a policy at its weekly meeting chaired by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus.

The meeting was held at the Chief Adviser’s Office in Dhaka's Tejgaon.

Briefing the media later at Foreign Service Academy, Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said the advisory council discussed 11 key agenda items and approved all of them.

He said the council approved drafts of the Prevention of Sexual Harassment at the Workplace and Educational Institutions Ordinance 2026, the Domestic Violence Prevention Ordinance 2026, the National Sports Council (Amendment) Ordinance 2026, the Bangladesh Animal and Animal Products Quarantine Ordinance 2026, the Narayanganj Development Authority Ordinance 2026 and the Cumilla Development Authority Ordinance 2026.

The advisory council also approved a proposal to declare March 23 as BNCC Day, to be observed annually. 

Another proposal was approved to withdraw Bangladesh’s declaration under Section 14(1) of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT).

In addition, the meeting approved a proposal for Bangladesh to become a party to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, 1980.

The council further decided to open a new Bangladeshi mission in Georgetown, Guyana, at the level of Chargé d’Affaires or First Secretary by deploying officials from existing embassies and missions abroad.

It also approved the draft of the Import Policy Order 2025–2028.

Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Mohammad Abul Kalam Azad Majumder, Senior Assistant Press Secretary Foyez Ahammad and Assistant Press Secretary Shuchismita Tithi were present at the briefing.

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