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
UP chairman getting walkovers continues
One in nine Union Parishad chairman is being elected unopposed in the UP polls.
20 December 2021, 18:00 PM
President’s Dialogue: Starts today with JP; BNP undecided
The president’s talks with registered political parties over the formation of the next Election Commission starts today, while BNP is still undecided about joining.
19 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Cruel to the core
The words “Nazi forces” bring back memories of the horror unleashed at their concentration camps. What the Pakistani forces and their Bihari cohorts did at the Saidpur Railway Workshop in 1971 was as grisly as those events of World War II.
16 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Jan 1 Textbook Festival: Not certain for all
For a decade, children have started their new school year with the smell of freshly printed textbooks, but it may not happen for all pre-primary and secondary students this year.
15 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Liberated, at last
December 16, 1971. Dhaka was gripped by euphoria. People were shouting “Joy Bangla” from the streets to rooftops. Many were hugging each other, celebrating freedom.
15 December 2021, 18:00 PM
UP Elections: Winning all too easy
One in 10 winning chairmen candidates in the ongoing union parishad elections has so far been elected unopposed, almost double the ratio compared to that of the last UP polls in 2016.
7 December 2021, 18:00 PM
2 Alim tests deferred
The government yesterday postponed two Alim examinations of the madrasa board after an official allegedly opened a package containing the question papers in Rupganj of Narayanganj.
5 December 2021, 18:00 PM
UP Chairman Posts: AL men bag 53pc, independents 45pc
Awami League candidates performed not as well in the third phase of the union parishad elections compared to previous two phases.
29 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Coping with Covid-19
With Covid-19 pandemic putting an unprecedented impact on the country’s higher education, universities are adopting a blended learning approach, combining online education and traditional face-to-face classroom teaching to bridge the learning gap.
28 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Third-Phase UP Elections: 2 crore head to polls today
About two crore people in 1,000 union parishads are expected to cast their votes in the elections to the lowest tier of local governments today amid heightened fears of violence.
27 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Phase-3 UP Polls: Some MPs violating codes
A section of lawmakers is violating the electoral code of conduct during campaigning for the third phase of union parishad polls, an election commissioner said.
24 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Rise meteoric, fall too
He became the vice chairman of an upazila parishad, general secretary of Gazipur city Awami League, and mayor of Gazipur -- all before he was 40.
22 November 2021, 18:00 PM
On the verge of losing it all
Ousted from the Awami League, Gazipur Mayor Mohammad Zahangir Alam is now set to face legal action by the ruling party and is on the verge of losing his mayorship for making controversial remarks on Bangabandhu and the Liberation War.
20 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Second Phase: 835 UPs go to polls today
Elections to 835 union parishads of the lowest tier of local governments will take place today, amid fears of violence.
10 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Tomorrow’s Union Parishad Elections: AL infighting ruins festivity in campaign
The ongoing union parishad polls show just how desperate the grassroots Awami League leaders are to go to power or cling to it at the lowest tier of the local government.
9 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Secondary Admission: Lottery mulled for all schools
Admissions to all government and non-government secondary schools in the coming academic session are likely to be held through a central lottery.
7 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Learning Loss: Redress it, right now
A report last month said nearly eight million students across the country were at risk of learning loss due to the prolonged school closure caused by the pandemic, but the government still appears to be in the dark about the situation on the ground.
5 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Pre-polls clashes: 4 more die, more violence feared
Four people, including a woman, were killed and 50 others injured in a clash between two groups of Awami League supporters in Narsingdi yesterday, ahead of the second phase of the union parishad polls on November 11.
4 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Jabs for Schoolchildren: Govt plans to expand it to 6 cities, 14 dists
The government is planning to expand the vaccination programme for schoolchildren aged between 12 and 17 to six more divisional cities and 14 districts.
3 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Students Victim of School Closure: 7.86m at risk of learning loss
Around 7.86 million students were at risk of learning loss as schools remained closed for almost 18 months due to the pandemic, according to a new study.
18 October 2021, 18:00 PM