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
Councillor Race: Tainted figures, rebels fare well
At least 17 controversial ward councillor candidates, all backed by the Awami League, emerged victorious in Saturday’s Dhaka city polls.
2 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Discomforts within
“It was a tremendous year for the party.”
30 December 2019, 18:00 PM
AL may opt for a new face in south
The ruling Awami League is likely to pick a new face as its candidate for Dhaka South City Corporation mayoral polls, but it appears to be in a dilemma about choosing its mayor aspirant for Dhaka North City Corporation.
26 December 2019, 18:00 PM
9 ministers dropped from AL committee
Nine ministers have been dropped from the central working committee of the ruling Awami League as it continues efforts to separate itself from the government.
26 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Coveted promotions only to be short-lived
Raisul Alam Mondal, secretary at the fisheries and livestock ministry, will serve as a senior secretary just for a day.
24 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Separating party from the govt?
Seven ministers do not feature in the partially announced Awami League Central Working Committee, and party insiders view it as an effort to separate the party from the government.
21 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Awami League Council: Hints over future leadership likely
Beginning today, the two-day Awami League council may drop hints about the future leadership of the party.
19 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Matsyajibi League: What fishermen get from it?
Bangladesh Awami Matsyajibi League is supposed to work for the welfare of fishermen. But the pro-Awami League organisation has hardly been seen doing so since its inception in 2004.
28 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Fresh image after image crisis
He is an academician who teaches English literature at a private university in the capital.
23 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Jubo League Congress: No fanfare this time
Not long ago, flyers and posters could be seen on utility poles and the walls of buildings, footbridges and road dividers across the capital before any big event of the ruling Awami League or any of its associate bodies.
22 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Swechchhasebak League: Council after 7 years amid image crisis
The name says it all. Swechchhasebak League was founded in 1994 so that it volunteers during the political programmes of Awami League and stands beside those in need during natural disasters.
15 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Krishak League: 39 lakh leaders, yet it wants more
Their leaders claim that they have committees up to village level across the country. If we go by that claim, Krishak League should have at least a whopping 39 lakh leaders across the country.
5 November 2019, 18:00 PM
The wide, murky world of AL ‘FRONTS’
They carry words like “Awami”, “League”, “Bangabandhu” or “Muktijodhha” in their names, but they don’t have any charter, full-fledged committee or permanent office. They are also disowned by the ruling Awami League.
4 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Anti-Govt Stance: Menon’s tactic to avert a split in his party
Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon’s sudden anti-government stance is nothing but his desperate attempt to prevent another split in the left-leaning political organisation, said party insiders.
21 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Day of reckoning for Jubo League?
The National Youth Policy, formulated by the Awami League government, defines any citizen between 18 and 35 as a youth.
19 October 2019, 18:00 PM
From ‘best organiser’ to pariah in 20 days
Barely a month ago, during a doa mehfil at the Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital, Ismail Hossain Samrat was hailed as the “best organiser” of Jubo League by its Chairman Omar Faruk Chowdhury.
6 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Jubo League rogues under scanner now
Jubo League has moved to rid itself of errant elements a day after the two top leaders of Chhatra League lost their posts for controversial activities.
15 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Shovon, Rabbani removed
Rezwanul Haque Chowdhury Shovon and Golam Rabbani were removed last night from the posts of Chhatra League president and general secretary for their controversial activities.
14 September 2019, 18:00 PM
126 UZ chairmen may lose AL posts
Scores of Awami League leaders, who ran for upazila parishad chairman’s office as rebel candidates and won, are likely to lose their posts in the ruling party.
7 September 2019, 18:00 PM
A CLOSE SHAVE
The day before August 21, 2004, Dhaka city Awami League leaders had an informal meeting with party chief Sheikh Hasina for her directives on the next day’s rally.
20 August 2019, 18:00 PM