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
Historic Mujibnagar Day: No ordinary guard of honour
Amid threats of airstrikes, a turning point in the history of an independent nation was about to unfold and the stage was almost set for a defining moment in Bangladesh’s Liberation War.
16 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Whose pen was mightier than sword
If there is one thing that Humayun Azad embodied, it was the secular ethos of an independent nation. Hence his life and works could be summed up as a man’s struggle against religious extremism.
13 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Start central placement system for freshmen
The University Grants Commission has urged the public universities that are holding uniform admission tests to introduce a central placement system for students to universities and subjects of their choice.
7 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Govt to appoint administrator
The government will appoint an administrator at the helm of Cumilla City Corporation, as the Election Commission (EC) will not be able to hold elections for the local government body in due time.
5 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Pvt primary schools: 14,111 shut down during pandemic
Covid-19 has taken a heavy toll on privately run primary schools, resulting in permanent closure of 14,111 of the institutions just in one year as they failed to bear the operational costs, says a government report.
4 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Voter list update begins on May 20
The Election Commission (EC) will start updating the voter list from May 20 and this would be the last registration of prospective voters before the 12th parliamentary election.
27 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Roaring nation and the slogans
No uprising is imaginable without slogans -- be it in our country or elsewhere in the world.
25 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Ramna temple massacre: Dawn shadowed by dark forces
The situation in and around the Ramna Kali Mandir and Ma Anandamoyee Ashram near the Dhaka University campus was frightfully unnerving.
24 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Don’t go for EVM without consensus
The Election Commission should refrain from using electronic voting machines in polls unless there is consensus regarding the use of the technology, eminent citizens said yesterday.
22 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Election commission: Second round of talks today
The Election Commission is all set to host its second round of talks this morning.
21 March 2022, 18:00 PM
A quiet champion of democracy
He played a pivotal role at the crucial juncture in the country’s history, resolutely steering the nation’s transition to parliamentary democracy from an autocratic rule.
19 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Talks with EC on next polls: 40 invited to Mar 22 meet
The Election Commission is going to hold the second round of dialogue with 40 eminent citizens on March 22.
15 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Pre-primary students’ very first day at school today
Secondary schools are set to resume full-fledged in-person classes today – two years after the Covid-19-induced closures, online classes and limited scale operations.
14 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Dialogue on EC: Political consensus key
Building consensus among political parties, bringing back people’s trust in the Election Commission and reforming the electronic voting machine system are among the vital measures needed for free and fair elections, academics said yesterday.
13 March 2022, 18:00 PM
5 educationists opt out of talks with the EC
The Election Commission is all set to begin a series of talks with cross-section citizens from tomorrow.
11 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Mission to save Bangabandhu's March 7 speech
April 9, 1971. Amzad Ali Khondaker was moving a trunk out of the Secretariat building that housed the then office of Department of Films and Publications.
6 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Full-fledged classes in schools: Govt planning to start it mid-March
The government is planning to resume full-fledged classes at schools and colleges as 84 percent secondary students have already received two doses of Covid-19 vaccine and the daily positivity rate is on its way down.
4 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Public universities: Admission seekers worried over syllabus
Admission seekers are worried about their preparations for the coming public university entrance exams as most of the universities are yet to decide whether the exam syllabus would be shortened or not.
26 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Signboards in Bangla: HC order widely ignored
Buildings on either side of Satmasjid Road between Jigatala and Shankar in the capital’s Dhanmondi are teeming with signs and hoardings of different sizes and colours, mostly in English.
21 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Immediate past EC: A tenure defined by voter apathy
Voter turnout went down significantly in almost all local government elections under the immediate past Election Commission, compared to the polls held by the previous EC.
20 February 2022, 18:00 PM