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
AL 'plans to field dummy candidates'
Keeping in mind the last parliamentary election that saw 154 candidates elected uncontested, the ruling Awami League now considers fielding dummy contenders alongside the party nominees in all the 300 constituencies.
27 October 2018, 18:00 PM
AL rebels to be expelled for life
With multiple aspirant candidates already campaigning hard in almost all constituencies, Awami League President Sheikh Hasina last night issued a tough warning to those looking to contest the election as rebels.
26 October 2018, 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 on Bangabandhu Avenue.
10 October 2018, 18:13 PM
PM wants houses built for girls
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday announced an initiative to build houses for the women footballers who won the inaugural SAFF U-18 Women's Championship in Bhutan on Sunday.
8 October 2018, 18:00 PM
BNP's Hint at Polls Participation: AL now finalising strategy
At Sunday's rally, the BNP gave a clear message to the Awami League and the international community that it would take part in the national election.
1 October 2018, 18:00 PM
Passport in a day or two
Your passport has expired, and you have to make an urgent foreign trip. There's no need to worry. The government plans to renew and even issue passports in just 48 hours. But the service will cost more.
18 September 2018, 18:00 PM
AL clamps down on 'errant' leaders
With the national polls over three months away, the ruling Awami League has launched a drive against its “errant” leaders to resolve intra-party disputes mainly over party nominations.
10 September 2018, 20:04 PM
Survived, only to bear pain
“Living has been a curse to me. It would have been better if I died that day. I feel like death every moment.”
20 August 2018, 18:00 PM
AL observes 69th founding anniversary
Ruling Awami League is all set to get a new headquarters on its 69th founding anniversary today.
22 June 2018, 18:00 PM
AL to wait for BNP's decision
Partners in the Awami League-led 14-party alliance are pushing the AL for finalising their share of nomination in the 11th parliamentary elections slated for December.
20 June 2018, 18:00 PM
Long wait for AL city committees
Even though presidents and general secretaries of Dhaka city Awami League (north and south) got the jobs over two years ago, they are yet to announce fully-fledged committees for their units.
3 June 2018, 18:00 PM
AL faces questions from foreign diplomats
Diplomats, stationed in Dhaka, yesterday expressed deep concern over the "extrajudicial killings" in the ongoing nationwide anti-narcotics drive.
28 May 2018, 18:00 PM
Tough race for AL candidacy
The ruling Awami League is facing two crucial problems in picking mayoral candidates in Khulna and Gazipur city polls, slated for May 15.
6 April 2018, 18:00 PM
No tickets for rebel backers
Ministers and lawmakers of ruling Awami League, who had backed AL rebels in local government elections, will not get party tickets in the upcoming general elections, said AL President Sheikh Hasina.
31 March 2018, 18:00 PM
AL or BNP? Loyal to both
All down the line, this man had been a diehard BNP activist. To prove his loyalty to the party, he, according to the insiders, did whatever deemed fit
15 March 2018, 18:00 PM
With little trouble, AL relieved
With the BNP not waging any noticeable street agitations following Khaleda Zia's jail sentence on Thursday, the Awami League camp appears to feel greatly relieved.
9 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Draft of Digital Security Act Approved: Gag on freedom of expression
The freedom of the press and expression was put to the sword, feared journalists and rights defenders as the cabinet yesterday approved the draft of the Digital Security Act-2018 yesterday.
29 January 2018, 18:00 PM
BCL gets even more reckless in govt's final year
Chhatra League is working to ensure atmosphere conducive to education at the colleges and universities across the country, wrote its General Secretary SM Jakir Hossain in a newspaper article published on January 4, marking the student body's 70th founding anniversary.
24 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Hamid likely to be elected for 2nd term
President Abdul Hamid is likely to be re-elected for a second term as the Awami League is set to nominate him as its candidate in the upcoming presidential election, say sources in the ruling party.
22 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Freedom Fighters: Minimum age now only 12.5 years!
The liberation war affairs ministry has once again lowered the minimum age for being recognised as a freedom fighter.
17 January 2018, 18:00 PM