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
Now school supplies get pricier
The prices of stationery items and study materials have gone up significantly over the past two months, putting thousands of guardians, already struggling to cope with surging prices of essentials, in a tight corner.
8 September 2022, 02:00 AM
International Literacy Day: Govt now targets 100pc literacy by 2030
After missing the target of eradicating adult illiteracy by 2014, the government is now planning to make everyone able to read and write and vocationally upskilled by 2030.
7 September 2022, 18:00 PM
EC to procure 2 lakh EVMs
The Election Commission is going to buy two lakh Electronic Voting Machines for the next national polls, spending more than 10 times what India paid to obtain its EVMs.
5 September 2022, 02:30 AM
The voice for inclusive polls falls silent
Mahbub Talukdar, who, as an election commissioner, raised a lone voice against the ills within the election commission till his retirement, died at a city hospital yesterday.
24 August 2022, 18:00 PM
EVM use in 150 seats max
The Election Commission has decided to use EVMs in up to 150 parliamentary seats in the next general election though major opposition political parties still have no confidence in the voting machine.
23 August 2022, 18:00 PM
EC set to use EVM in JS polls
The Election Commission is going to use electronic voting machines in the next parliamentary polls when almost all major opposition political parties are dead set against it.
21 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Electoral law amendment: EC ignores most reforms proposed by parties
Ignoring many of the major recommendations put forward by political parties during the recently held talks, the Election Commission has proposed amendments to electoral law.
18 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Child marriage, labour: Schoolgirls bore heavy blow in pandemic
While the Covid-19 pandemic took a toll on almost every sphere of life, one of the heaviest blows was to female secondary school students in the country.
16 August 2022, 18:00 PM
A grief they can never forget
When Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana returned to the then West German city of Karlsruhe on August 18, 1975, they were still in the dark about the full scale of the tragedy that befell their family in Bangladesh.
14 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Nothing can happen unless the govt wants
Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hussain is an author, analyst and a former election commissioner. Recently he has talked to Mohiuddin Alamgir of The Daily Star on different issues including electoral reforms and proposals placed by political parties during the EC talks.
12 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Call for electoral reforms comes to the fore
From a staggered national election to a proportional representation system -- the Election Commission has been flooded with a whopping number of proposals placed by 28 political parties on the electoral reforms during the recently concluded dialogue.
12 August 2022, 18:00 PM
National polls: Almost half the parties oppose EVM
Differences of opinion on the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the next national polls are widening among political parties with almost half of the registered ones opposed to electronic voting.
1 August 2022, 18:00 PM
EC talks with parties: Supervisory govt sought for polls
Nearly half of the 39 registered political parties are in favour of a polls-time government under interim, caretaker or all-party system for ensuring a participatory and credible parliamentary election.
1 August 2022, 02:00 AM
9 parties skip talks with EC
Nine opposition political parties, including the BNP, have skipped the ongoing talks with the Election Commission, saying that they have no confidence that the commission would be able to hold a free, fair and participatory national polls.
29 July 2022, 18:00 PM
EC’s dialogue hits a snag as BNP skips it
The BNP yesterday skipped Election Commission’s dialogue seeking recommendations of political parties on how to hold a free and fair general election.
20 July 2022, 18:00 PM
‘PEC, JSC exams are making for increased memorisation’
The PEC and JSC exams have economic repercussions, too.
20 July 2022, 14:00 PM
Parties can’t be forced to join nat’l polls: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal yesterday said it’s not possible to force any political party to take part in the next national election.
19 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Children to get 2yrs of pre-primary education
The government is going to introduce two-year pre-primary education at primary schools next year despite the fact that the pre-primary training programme could not prepare teachers for effectively teaching students in classrooms, especially considering the play-based approach towards education.
16 July 2022, 02:30 AM
Bangladesh first in South Asia in secondary education
Bangladesh has the lowest proportion of youths aged between 15 and 24 without secondary education level skills in South Asia, found a recent study.
14 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Almost no designated areas for sacrifice
To keep the capital clean during the sacrificial rituals of Eid-ul-Azha, the two city corporations fixed 535 designated spots to sacrifice animals during Eid in 2015.
7 July 2022, 18:00 PM