Dhaka, a victim of poor governance
If government officials were held responsible and accountable for every incident, things would have been corrected much earlier.
12 March 2023, 16:00 PM
Govt agencies must be held accountable
After every fire and blast incidents, all fingers are pointed at the building and factory owners.
11 March 2023, 01:20 AM
Building fire hazards: A city strewn with ticking time bombs
The recent incidents are similar to other cases seen over the years. The causes were electric short circuit, accumulation of gas in a confined space, and poorly maintained air conditioning units
9 March 2023, 01:20 AM
Fire At Rohingya Camps: Many pointing at conflict between Arsa, RSO
Sunday’s fire that made 12,000 stateless Rohingyas homeless in a Cox’s Bazar refugee camp was the result of enmity between armed groups Arsa and RSO, said sources inside the camp.
6 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Ctg, CHT major hubs, Dhaka key destination
Chattogram and the three hill districts are the main hubs of wildlife trade in Bangladesh, according to a recent study.
4 March 2023, 01:30 AM
Khaleda Zia in politics: Missed chance for BNP?
The BNP’s current risk-averse behaviour is not conducive to running a successful campaign
28 February 2023, 16:00 PM
US, India, and the election in Bangladesh
The foreign diplomats appear to have become more active with the 12th parliamentary election less than a year away.
25 February 2023, 03:00 AM
Debate if Khaleda can do Politics: Her health more pressing question
Amid conflicting statements from ministers over the legality of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia getting involved in politics, a more pressing question comes to the fore: whether she is physically fit enough to become active in politics.
25 February 2023, 01:20 AM
Uprooted from a life once stable
Mehedi Hasan Mohon knew his life would never be the same when the Russia-Ukraine war began a year ago.
24 February 2023, 01:30 AM
Presidential election, AL strategy and the next polls
The nomination of a president is not to be taken lightly.
15 February 2023, 17:00 PM
AL's counter-programmes reveal its own insecurities
Announcing counter-programmes on the same day as the BNP, and often at a venue close to the BNP’s, raises the possibility of tension at best and outright violence at worst.
11 February 2023, 06:30 AM
Hell was breaking loose: Bangladeshi student
Faysal Mahmud, a final-year comparative theology student at Gaziantep University, was dozing off in his dormitory room when the 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey.
6 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Hell was breaking loose
Faysal Mahmud, a final-year comparative theology student at Gaziantep University, was dozing off in his dormitory room when the 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey.
6 February 2023, 16:02 PM
By-Poll Drama, Hero Alom, and a Smart Bangladesh
Election Commission’s capacity to hold free and fair elections questioned.
3 February 2023, 15:00 PM
Argentina may open embassy in Dhaka next month
Argentine Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade, and Worship Santiago Andrés Cafiero is likely to visit Bangladesh on February 26 or 27.
30 January 2023, 05:51 AM
Tambru Border: Verification of Rohingyas begins today
The government is going to start from today the verification of the Rohingyas who took shelter in Bandarban’s Naikhongchhari upazila amid armed fighting on the no-man’s-land near Tambru border since January 19.
27 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Special treatment for AL is the new norm
Can a political party – regardless of whether they are in power or in opposition – use public property to attend a party rally?
26 January 2023, 02:10 AM
Protest Programmes: BNP plans to get back momentum
Fearing that their programmes are losing steam, top BNP leaders are considering new programmes that would bring back the pace to the movement for national election under a non-partisan interim administration.
24 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Two by-polls, 29 years apart – yet so similar?
After around three decades, if we look back at that fateful by-election of Magura, we would realise that the situation has not changed much.
20 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Tambru tense as Rohingya groups clash
Tension has been high along Tambru border in Bandarban as gun battle between two Rohingya militant groups resumed yesterday morning at a refugee camp on the no-man’s-land.
19 January 2023, 18:00 PM