100 days of BNP government / Hope, crisis, and shadows of old habits complicate honeymoon period
27 May 2026, 11:37 AM
Running a country like Bangladesh is like riding a wild bull -- chaotic and unpredictable
27 May 2026, 11:37 AM
Analysis / The fall of India’s Left has been a slow, steady erosion
5 May 2026, 21:09 PM
Kerala defeat ends last stronghold
5 May 2026, 21:09 PM
Lively debate, yet much left wanting
3 May 2026, 00:00 AM
The first session of the parliament ended with the promise of a vibrant House with lively debates but also revealed weaknesses in the failure to adopt reforms.
3 May 2026, 00:00 AM
‘We are open to opposition input on fuel situation’ - PM tells JS
23 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday told parliament that the government will consider the opposition’s proposal regarding the fuel situation and, if it contains realistic measures, will certainly act on them.
23 April 2026, 00:00 AM
20 ordinances lose validity
11 April 2026, 01:59 AM
Twenty of the 133 ordinances issued by the interim government -- including major reforms on judicial independence, human rights, and anti-corruption -- are set to lose validity from today.
11 April 2026, 01:59 AM
Dropped ordinances: Hard-earned reforms at risk
4 April 2026, 02:54 AM
Eminent rights activists have criticised the parliamentary special committee’s recommendation to drop key ordinances issued by the interim government, noting that most of them are tied to crucial reforms.
4 April 2026, 02:54 AM
News analysis / Opportunity for reforms slipping away once more
4 April 2026, 02:49 AM
Bangladesh’s political journey has repeatedly swung between hope and disappointment. The question now is whether the country is about to witness yet another repeat of that cycle.
4 April 2026, 02:49 AM
Key reform ordinances left to expire
3 April 2026, 04:39 AM
A special parliamentary committee, reviewing ordinances issued by the interim government, yesterday recommended that 20 of them lapse or expire, including those aimed at ensuring judicial independence, curbing enforced disappearances, and strengthening the anti-corruption and human rights commissions.
3 April 2026, 04:39 AM
50.7pc deliveries now C-sections
The rate of Caesarean section (C-section) deliveries in Bangladesh has increased by more than nine percent in one year.
24 March 2024, 18:00 PM
40pc were out of school last year
Almost 41 percent of the population aged between five and 24 years were not in educational institutions last year, says a report of Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
24 March 2024, 18:00 PM
First phase of upazila polls: Officials from EC, not admin, to be ROs, AROs
The Election Commission has made its own officials the returning officers and assistant returning officers for the elections to 152 upazila parishads scheduled for May 8.
21 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Ever at ease among the masses: Bangabandhu’s birthday today
It was as early as 6:30am on the sunny spring morning of March 17, 1975.
16 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Automated fuel pricing at last
The government has at last introduced the automated fuel pricing mechanism that will see the domestic fuel prices adjust in line with the prices in the international market every month.
29 February 2024, 18:00 PM
International Mother Language Day: Languages we may lose soon
Mang Pu Mro, 78, from Kranchipara of Bandarban’s Alikadam upazila, is among the last seven speakers, all of whom are elderly, of Rengmitcha language.
20 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Private university enrolment looking up
Private universities are seeing enrolments for their undergraduate and postgraduate courses picking up after a drop during the pandemic.
14 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Vice-chancellors should be picked from UGC pool
University Grants Commission has proposed formulating a guideline for appointing vice-chancellors, pro-VCs, and treasurers at public universities.
8 February 2024, 18:00 PM
University enrolment drops to a 4-year-low
University enrolment, which has historically been lower than the global and the low- and middle-income countries’ averages, dropped to a four-year low in 2022 after a small but steady growth for a decade.
3 February 2024, 18:00 PM
JS devoid of ‘true opposition’ again
The 12th parliament goes into its maiden session tomorrow in the absence of a “genuine opposition” that can hold the government accountable.
28 January 2024, 18:00 PM
8th five-year plan: Health, education got way less than outlined
The government has made lesser allocations for the education and health sectors than what is projected in the 8th five-year plan, raising questions about its commitment to these critical areas.
25 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Project Implementation: PM moves to contain cost, time overruns
A planning commission meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday after eight years took three vital decisions to ensure timely completion of projects and avoid cost overruns.
24 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Parties in parliament second lowest since 1991
The number of political parties in parliament since the restoration of democracy in 1991 seems to be shrinking.
14 January 2024, 18:00 PM
AL’s total vote dips, JP’s lowest since 1991
Awami League bagged less votes in the January 7 national polls compared to the previous two general elections, according to Election Commission data.
13 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Turnout swung between the two extremes
Two polling centres posted a hundred percent voter turnout each in Sunday’s election, while two others recorded a 98 percent turnout, according to Election Commission’s centre-wise data.
11 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Vote today, the outcome long known
As the nation goes to polls today for a third straight time under Sheikh Hasina-led government, the outcome is already a foregone conclusion. The 12th parliamentary election will go down in history as a race between Awami League candidates and Awami League “independents”.
6 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Turnout the main challenge for EC
The main challenge for the Election Commission will be to hold a peaceful, acceptable election with high voter turnout as campaigning ended with violations of the electoral code of conduct, violence and little festivity.
5 January 2024, 18:00 PM
93pc centres to get ballots on vote day morning
The Election Commission will send ballot papers to around 93 percent of the 42,025 polling centres on election day morning.
4 January 2024, 18:00 PM
127 foreign observers to monitor polls
The Election Commission approved a total of 127 international observers to monitor the 12th national polls slated for January 7.
4 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Polls code breach sees twofold rise in eight days
Violation of the electoral code of conduct has more than doubled in the last eight days compared to the previous 34 days, shows Election Commission data.
3 January 2024, 18:00 PM