The 10-member ‘Women’s Affairs Reform Commission’, headed by Shireen Parveen Huq, was constituted via a gazette notification by the Cabinet Division on November 18, 2024. The primary objective of the commission is to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women, identify necessary steps to achieve gender equality, and formulate actionable recommendations for implementation across various timelines. The commission developed its recommendations by analyzing existing laws and regulations, reviewing research data, gathering field-level information, and consulting with experts. These measures have been framed for action during both the interim government’s term and the tenure of the subsequent elected government to bring about sustainable transformation in women’s status.

This document presents a parliamentary bill introduced to amend the ‘National Sports Council Act, 2018’ (Act No. 49 of 2018). The bill was tabled in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) on 26 Chaitra, 1432 / April 09, 2026. Titled the ‘National Sports Council (Amendment) Act, 2026’, it shall be deemed to have come into effect on August 4, 2025. The primary purpose of this amendment is to modify Section 2 of the 2018 Act by replacing the designation “Secretary” with “Executive Director” and adding a statutory definition for the position of “Senior Vice-Chairman”.

The Companies Act, 1994 is the primary legal framework governing the formation, registration, management, operation, and winding-up of commercial entities and companies in Bangladesh. Enacted on September 12, 1994, and coming into force on December 1, 1994, it consolidated and amended the earlier Companies Act of 1913. It serves as the legal backbone for statutory regulatory authorities such as the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms (RJSC) and Bangladesh Bank. The Act has undergone major modernization updates, including the Companies (Amendment) Act 2020, which introduced provisions for One Person Companies (OPC).