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
Victory to boost AL ranks' morale
Despite facing widespread criticism over the vote rigging in Tuesday's city polls, the ruling Awami League is happy with the success of its favourites.
29 April 2015, 18:00 PM
AL to 'embarrass' Khaleda
In efforts to portray the opposition camp in a negative light, the ruling Awami League plans to highlight in its city elections campaign the recent violence and killing during the BNP-led alliance's street agitation.
13 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Better amenities first
Life is plagued by problems in Dhaka and Chittagong -- our two major cities going to polls on April 28. What will a mayoral
8 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Green, clean, healthy
From an ordinary middleclass man, he has turned himself into one of the leading businesspersons of the country.
7 April 2015, 18:00 PM
North smooth, South not
In Dhaka North City Corporation, things look settled for businessman Annisul Huq as the Awami League-backed mayor candidate. But
23 March 2015, 18:00 PM
AL-Shibir friendship!
Politics in districts appears very different from what is preached in the capital.
21 March 2015, 18:16 PM
Aspirants seven, party one
Seven mayoral aspirants, all affiliated with the Awami League-led alliance, are running election campaigns ahead of the polls to the two
17 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Sudden attacks raise alarm
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked ministers to remain alert to the sudden rise in subversive activities and vandalism.
2 March 2015, 22:28 PM
PM admits dearth of public service
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the weekly cabinet meeting yesterday said people in the capital were suffering from a lack of city services and that city corporations cannot be run by administrators for long.
17 February 2015, 07:10 AM