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Bangladesh Chief Advisor Mohammad Yunus will announce the election dates today. According to media reports, elections may be held in Bangladesh between December 2025 and June 2026. Earlier last month, Yunus had refused to hold early elections. Behind this, Yunus had cited reforms in the Constitution and other institutions including the Election Commission.
Today’s other big news…
There is no possibility of new income tax bill being introduced in the budget session, review of VK Gupta committee continues.
The central government will not present a new income tax bill in the budget session starting in the last week of January. The Finance Ministry has ruled out the possibility of introducing a new Income Tax Bill. The VK Gupta committee, formed for a comprehensive review of the Income Tax Act, is likely to present its report before the budget for the financial year 2025-26.
After this, based on the recommendations, the committee will prepare a new bill in collaboration with the Law Ministry. It will later be sent to the Standing Finance Committee. An official associated with the matter said that currently the committee is reviewing various recommendations received from experts and others.
According to sources, the committee is considering making a comprehensive schedule of taxes similar to the Customs Tariff Act.
Shiv Sena MLA Narendra Bhondekar angry over not getting a place in the cabinet, resigns from party posts
Shiv Sena MLA Narendra Bhondekar has resigned from all party posts expressing disappointment over not being included in the Maharashtra cabinet. Bhondekar was the deputy leader of Shiv Sena and coordinator of East Vidarbha district. Speaking to the media in Bhandara on Sunday, he claimed that party chief and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde had promised him a place in the cabinet.
Bhondekar said he deserves a place in the cabinet to become guardian minister of Bhandara district and work for its development. A total of 39 Mahayuti MLAs took oath on Sunday in the first cabinet expansion of the Devendra Fadnavis-led ministry. In which 16 new faces are included, while 10 former ministers were excluded.
Maharashtra government will introduce 20 bills during winter session
With the completion of the cabinet expansion in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has announced that the government is planning to introduce 20 bills during the upcoming winter session of the Maharashtra Assembly. The session of Maharashtra Assembly is to be held in Nagpur from December 16 to December 21. The state government is going to introduce 6 brand new bills in the legislature, while 14 ordinances are to be introduced in the assembly to be converted into bills.
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