Tug-of-war over water lily continues
EC cites emblem rules; NCP warns it won’t join polls without desired symbol
22 October 2025, 18:19 PM
News Analysis / Consensus to reform: Will this one stick?
Most of the political parties have signed the much-discussed and long-awaited July National Charter -- a landmark document towards reshaping Bangladesh’s democracy and its institutions.
18 October 2025, 18:11 PM
Analysis / Reform by consensus, or another consensus to reform?
Most of the political parties have signed the much-discussed and long-awaited July National Charter
18 October 2025, 05:00 AM
Groundwork laid for sweeping constitutional reforms
The July National Charter, forged in the wake of the 2024 mass uprising, seeks to reshape Bangladesh’s constitution, as it proposes extensive reforms aimed at strengthening democracy and accountability.
17 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Reviving parliament, the heart of democracy
The July National Charter, born out of a compact among political parties, proposes a raft of constitutional reforms to reinvigorate Bangladesh’s parliament, which has remained weak and failed to function as an effective check on executive authority.
17 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Restoring caretaker system with more safeguards
Very few topics in Bangladesh’s political discourse have sparked as much debate or endured as long as the caretaker government system. To many, it represents not just a procedural framework but also a reliable means of conducting free and fair elections.
17 October 2025, 18:00 PM
The power tango between the PM and the president
Reforms ahead of the national election have been the most consistent pledge of the interim government. One of the core reforms, apart from reviving the caretaker government system, is to bring about a balance of power between the prime minister and the president.
17 October 2025, 18:00 PM
A dozen new laws for system reboot
It will require at least a dozen new laws and amendments to eight existing ones to implement the raft of proposals made in the July National Charter.
17 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Partial Resumption of Classes: Schools, colleges asked to prepare
Only the 10th and 12th graders have to attend classes in person every day while other secondary school and college students may visit their classrooms once a week when their educational institutions reopen during the pandemic.
24 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Education During Pandemic: Digital divide wreaks damage
Distance learning programmes through television, radio and internet, adopted after the school closure due to Covid-19, remain by and large ineffective, finds a study.
19 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Similar projects, different stories
In 2017, the government took up a four-and-a-half-year project, worth over Tk 3,900 crore, to construct bridges in rural areas for boosting agricultural and non-agricultural productions as well as sending the produce to the market easily.
18 January 2021, 18:00 PM
60 municipalities go to polls amid violence worries
Elections to 60 municipalities will take place today amid fears of further violence in many places.
15 January 2021, 18:00 PM
CAG finds financial anomalies at EC
The Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has detected financial anomalies in the Election Commission’s expenditure on paying many of its trainers ahead of the last parliamentary polls and upazila elections.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Litterateur Rabeya Khatun passes away
Eminent novelist Rabeya Khatun died in the capital yesterday afternoon.
3 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Schools won’t open now: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said educational institutions will not reopen before the pandemic is contained.
31 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Covid-time Education: New approach, old disparity
When the Covid-19 outbreak led to a closure of educational institutions in late March, students, guardians and teachers alike speculated that the disruption would last a few months.
29 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Next Year’s Public Exams Plan: SSC in June, HSC in July-August
The government may defer next year’s Secondary School Certificate and Higher Secondary School Certificate examinations by three to four months due to the coronavirus pandemic.
29 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Private Universities: UGC for uniform admission system
The University Grants Commission now wants a uniform admission system for all private universities as the majority of public universities are set to introduce the new system next year.
28 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Volatile Rice Market: Import eased as prices soar
The government is going to allow the private sector to import six lakh tonnes of rice with 25 percent duty to stabilise the rice market.
27 December 2020, 18:00 PM
24 municipalities go to polls with EVMs
Twenty-four municipalities will go to polls today using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) amid confusion among voters about uses of the machines.
27 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Prepaid Gas Meters in Dhaka: 1.2 lakh more households to get them
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council yesterday extended a project to install prepaid gas meters in Dhaka households, which will see 1.2 lakh more prepaid connections by December 2022.
22 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Human Development Index: Bangladesh up two notches
Bangladesh has moved up two notches in the Human Development Index this year, but remains behind four other South Asian countries.
21 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Human Development Index: Bangladesh goes two notches up, 5th in South Asia
Bangladesh moved up two notches in the Human Development Index -- to 133 -- compared to last year.
21 December 2020, 05:46 AM
19 univs gear up for uniform tests
In a major development, 19 public universities announced the minimum requirement for appearing in the admission test and question patterns for what officials said would be the first-ever uniform admission test.
19 December 2020, 18:00 PM
RU teachers demand registrar’s removal
Teachers of Rajshahi University demanded immediate implementation of recent government orders, including relieving Prof Abdul Bari from the post of the university registrar.
17 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Preserving Liberation War SitesL: Project hamstrung by land issues
Three years ago, the government undertook a project to preserve the sites bearing historic value of the Liberation War for future generations to learn about the country’s tumultuous birth.
16 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Recruitment Suspension: RU will want to know why
Rajshahi University authorities would want to know from the education ministry the reasons for postponing all kinds of appointments to the university until further notice.
15 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Reports of Malpractices: Recruitment at RU halted
The government has asked Rajshahi University VC Prof M Abdus Sobhan to explain in seven working days why the appointments of his daughter and son-in-law to the university as teachers will not be cancelled.
14 December 2020, 18:00 PM