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
There could be a legal way out
After Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia needs to return to jail first for a court to accept her application for treatment abroad, some experts said the government could still let her go abroad.
30 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Containing dengue: The deaths belie claims of success
The crisis has reached a stage where a victim's family now accepts its fate as an unavoidable misfortune
26 September 2023, 04:31 AM
Price capping a windfall for syndicates?
Govt move fails for lack of strong oversight on suppliers
24 September 2023, 18:00 PM
AL won’t let BNP take control of the capital
As the BNP plans to intensify its movement for polls under a non-partisan administration, the Awami League and law enforcement agencies are determined to keep the capital under their control.
18 September 2023, 18:00 PM
EC, AL already in election mode
The Election Commission and Awami League seem to have started taking preparations for the coming national election.
17 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Govt finally okays import of eggs
The government yesterday approved the import of four crore eggs from India in efforts to bring stability to the volatile local egg market.
17 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Bigger bikes to hit roads from July
Petrolheads have much to rejoice as the government has finally approved motorbikes with up to 350cc engines for the streets.
7 September 2023, 18:00 PM
AL ticket for JS polls: 90 MPs may be left out over controversies
Around 90 of the Awami League lawmakers -- about a third of the 261 AL MPs -- may not get nomination in the next general election for their misdeeds and growing unpopularity, party sources said.
6 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Counter anti-govt propaganda on social media
Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday told her party leaders to spend at least half an hour on social media every day fighting anti-government propaganda.
6 September 2023, 18:00 PM
AL to stay on streets entire month
Apart from preparing for the election, the Awami League will tighten its grip on the streets throughout September by organising political programmes on a regular basis.
31 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Govt won’t allow sit-ins, blockades
Law enforcers will conduct special drives to apprehend "troublemakers" and will not allow any illegal gathering on the streets, said officials
30 July 2023, 18:00 PM
BNP Rally Venue: Intelligence report behind police refusal
Dhaka Metropolitan Police yesterday denied BNP permission to hold its grand rally in front of its Nayapaltan headquarters or at the Suhrawardy Udyan on the grounds of public suffering on a working day.
26 July 2023, 18:00 PM
July 27 Rallies: AL plans tight rein on the capital
The Awami League will mobilise its activists across Dhaka city from early tomorrow in a bid to tighten its grip on the capital, fearing the BNP and its like-minded parties may bring the city to a standstill by sparking off untoward incidents.
25 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Meeting At Secretariat: ‘Watch what you say or do’
Senior secretaries, secretaries and top bureaucrats were asked not to embarrass the government with their activities or remarks and to discharge their responsibilities wholeheartedly.
24 July 2023, 18:00 PM
New AL Alliance: It’ll be made up mostly of Islamist parties
The Awami League has decided to forge a new electoral alliance eying the upcoming national polls, after facing backlash from some of its 14-party alliance partners over the planned inclusion of some Islamist parties in it.
20 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Hasina to host biggest AL meet on July 30
At an extended meeting on July 30, Awami League President Sheikh Hasina will formally ask her party leaders and elected representatives to prepare for the national election.
20 July 2023, 18:00 PM
AL plans a new alliance
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has hinted that there will soon be a new political alliance and it will take to the streets in support of the government, according to sources familiar with the development.
19 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Be careful what you say
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directed ministers to practice restraint while making statements.
17 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Zahangir, Zaida meet Hasina
Gazipur City Corporation Mayor Zaida Khatun sought Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s directives on running the city and asked the PM to look after her son former GCC mayor Zahangir Alam yesterday.
17 July 2023, 18:00 PM
14-party alliance: Hasina to meet its leaders after 16 months
After around 16 months, Awami League President Sheikh Hasina is going to sit with the leaders of AL-led 14-party alliance on Wednesday.
16 July 2023, 18:00 PM