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
Double wings in 5 ministries
The government moves to create at least 10 divisions under five ministries soon as part of its efforts to accelerate the pace of work in the civil administration and accommodate additional officials at different tiers of bureaucracy.
1 April 2016, 18:00 PM
AL council July 10-11
The Awami League has set July 10-11 as the new dates for its 20th triennial council, extending the tenure of the existing central committee by three more months.
20 March 2016, 20:53 PM
Cyber heist irks PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday expressed disappointment and concern over the Bangladesh Bank heist, said sources.
14 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Inu fails to convince dissidents
Despite appeals by Hasanul Haq Inu, the dissidents of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) stick to their decision to go on with their own faction, saying they are the "real JSD".
13 March 2016, 18:00 PM
26 more Biranganas to be recognised as FFs
Momena Khatun was 17 when the Pakistan army kidnapped her from her house in Bag Achra village of Jessore during the Liberation War.
10 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Rebel candidates vex AL in many UPs
Like the elections to other local government bodies, the upcoming polls to union parishad will see rebel candidates of the Awami League in many union parishads including the ones in the constituencies of the party president and general secretary.
1 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Freedom fighters' age reduced to 13
The Jatiya Muktijoddha Council (JMC) yesterday fixed 13 as the minimum age limit for being recognised as a freedom fighter.
17 February 2016, 18:00 PM
14-party for consensus
There could be conflict among candidates of the Awami League-led 14-party alliance in the upcoming union parishad elections if a consensus was not reached by partners, fears a number of alliance components.
7 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Scope widens for dual citizenship
The cabinet yesterday approved the draft of "The Citizenship Law, 2016," expanding the scope of having dual citizenship by expatriate Bangladeshis.
1 February 2016, 18:00 PM
How they get freed on bail?
Members of the cabinet committee on law and order yesterday came down heavily on police for torturing a Bangladesh Bank official and a staff of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), saying those incidents had tarnished the image of the department.
31 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Shakeup likely in vital committees
Incumbent Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam may get the responsibility for the third consecutive time through the
30 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Mammoth task awaits AL
Picking single candidates for the union parishad elections would be a daunting task for the ruling Awami League as the grassroots
29 January 2016, 18:00 PM
AL won't let BNP stage protests
The Awami League has instructed its leaders and activists to resist any attempts by BNP men to take to the streets tomorrow to create fresh controversies over the January 5, 2014, parliamentary election.
3 January 2016, 18:00 PM
AL to discipline 23 rebel-backer MPs
The ruling Awami League has listed more than twenty of its lawmakers who will have to face disciplinary action for backing rebel candidates in Wednesday's municipality elections, say party insiders.
1 January 2016, 18:00 PM
AL jubilant over polls victory
The ruling Awami League is really happy with the just concluded municipality polls.
31 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Dhaka city AL hasn't seen new leaders since 2003
The Dhaka city unit of the Awami League has been without new elected leadership for more than a decade now, and there are no signs
26 December 2015, 18:00 PM
AL gets 30 names from local units
Municipality units of ruling Awami League have started singling out mayoral candidates and sending their names to the party chief's office ahead of the upcoming municipality polls.
29 November 2015, 18:00 PM
AL going alone, allies not happy
The ruling Awami League's decision to contest the municipality elections independently has aggrieved its partners.
28 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Cops asked to know their guns
All police personnel have been asked to master the techniques of properly operating their weapons.
17 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Local polls to be partisan
The LGRD ministry is seeking changes to the local government laws allowing political parties to nominate candidates in local body
11 October 2015, 18:00 PM