Tk 2.21cr extorted daily from city transport
Finds govt probe; transport sector now controlled mostly by BNP-linked influentials
8 March 2025, 18:00 PM
A walk through relics of power and paranoia
Inside Gono Bhaban, a fallen dictator's palace
20 February 2025, 18:00 PM
How our red and green came to be
The fluttering red and green never fails to inspire pride and joy.
15 December 2024, 18:00 PM
41st BCS police cadre: 100 candidates facing fresh verification
The interim government is re-verifying the background of 100 individuals who passed the 41st Bangladesh Civil Service examinations and were recommended for police cadre jobs.
25 October 2024, 22:00 PM
Sheikh clan’s lust for duty-free cars
With an almost decimated opposition and farcical elections, a party nomination from the ruling Awami League was as good as a seat in the parliament.
25 October 2024, 01:00 AM
Interim govt struggling on many fronts
The government on around a dozen occasions has backtracked on its decisions during its two months in office, casting doubts about its resolve.
8 October 2024, 18:00 PM
Mahalaya to Vijaya Dashami: What this year’s Durga Puja predicts
Durga Puja, an annual Hindu festival, celebrates the divine force “Shakti” embodied in Goddess Durga. This year, Mahalaya falls on 2 October, marking the start of Devi Paksha. Durga arrives on 3 October by palanquin, considered inauspicious, and departs on 12 October by horse.
2 October 2024, 10:19 AM
Cops still afraid to come out of cocoon
An overarching sense of frustration, apprehension, and opportunism prevails over the police force, rendering it virtually dysfunctional.
1 October 2024, 18:32 PM
No top posts for DIP officials at passport-visa wings in missions abroad
Around eight years ago, the government established passport and visa wings at different Bangladesh missions to provide better services to expatriates and visitors.
11 October 2021, 18:00 PM
From ashes she rises and prevails
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman devoted his life to making one dream come true: establish a democratic, peaceful and disparity-free society called “Sonar Bangla”. Braving myriad hurdles, he was striving to take the nation to that promised land.
27 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Local Body Polls: Uncontested wins, rebels bug AL
The ruling Awami League finds itself in a strange predicament over local body polls.
22 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Apathy eats away vote
In an ominous sign for democracy, the practice of a candidate being elected unopposed has gripped the parliamentary by-polls as well as local body polls.
19 September 2021, 18:00 PM
No post for rebels in party
The ruling Awami League has warned its dissidents that the rebel candidates in different elections will not get any post in the party.
18 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Secys to blame in event of graft
Reiterating her stance against corruption, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday warned secretaries that they will have to shoulder all responsibilities if any corruption takes place in their respective sectors.
18 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Data sovereignty or data control?
The government is drafting a bill to make social media surveillance stricter and legal.
18 August 2021, 18:00 PM
In abode of love and grief
Amidst the grand public arrangements made across the country on the National Mourning Day, it is easy to forget that for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, it is an immensely personal occasion, the intensity of which many cannot even begin to fathom.
15 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Lockdown to get stricter
The government has turned down the plea from businesspeople, including garment manufacturers, for letting them resume operation of factories, fearing a further surge in Covid deaths and infections.
27 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Retd Public Servants: They wanted impunity, but cabinet said no
As recently as in 2018, the Sarkari Chakori Ain was formulated, giving public servants an array of benefits.
26 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Built to crumble
It began with two things -- good intentions and a plan flawed to the core.
24 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Curbs in 7 Districts of Dhaka Division: Enforcement still falling short
As Covid-19 deaths and infections continue to rise, the government aims to enforce the ongoing restrictions in seven districts around Dhaka more strictly to guard the capital against the virus.
23 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Oxford of the East: A moniker that couldn't ring hollower
It has long been debated whether it is true that Dhaka University is the “Oxford of the East”.
14 June 2021, 18:00 PM
The republic of BUREAUCRATS!
Over the years, the government has put present and former bureaucrats at the helm of almost all state bodies, some of which should be led by professionals with specific expertise.
13 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Expel errant party men
Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday ordered making a list of errant and controversial leaders and activists and expelling them from the party, insiders said.
12 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Doing Business Without Permission: Govt employees flouting rules
Even though they are quite well paid and receive plenty of perks from the government, a “huge” number of civil servants own and run businesses on the side violating service rules, according to the Anti-Corruption Commission.
10 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Curbs to stay during Eid
With the nationwide lockdown extended till July 14, the government is unlikely to allow cattle markets in the capital ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha if the Covid situation doesn’t improve.
7 June 2021, 10:40 AM
Allowance for freedom fighters’ gets a bump
The new national budget proposes hiking the monthly allowance of valiant freedom fighters to Tk 20,000 from Tk 12,000.
3 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Woman living in mud hut with no electricity elected MLA in West Bengal polls
Chandana Bauri, wife of a daily wage earner, grabbed spotlight and social media attention in West Bengal after announcement of the assembly polls result on May 2.
6 May 2021, 14:13 PM
Curbs on Homegoing: Directives hard to enforce
The government has imposed several restrictions including an embargo on leaving work stations during the upcoming Eid holidays to check the mad rush of holidaymakers, but it lacks a clear outline on how to enforce these restrictions aimed at curbing spread of Covid-19.
5 May 2021, 18:00 PM