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
Confusion over Dengue Deaths: DGHS confirms 47, to review 89
Authorities will review the deaths of 89 people, amid confusion over the number of fatalities from dengue.
25 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Global funding: Two-thirds still unmet
After the failure of the second repatriation attempts for Rohingyas, concerns have risen again about the insufficient international funding to face the refugee crisis and there are worries that donors may shift their resources supporting other issues.
25 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Dengue Outbreak: Daily hospital admissions come down
The number of dengue patients reported at hospitals has been decreasing over last three weeks, said hospital sources and health professionals.
24 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Dengue Outbreak: Dhaka-dwellers join in the fight
A section of Dhaka dwellers has voluntarily taken measures to kill mosquitoes and prevent them from breeding, aiming to curb further spread of dengue in the capital.
20 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Reaffiliation of 7 Colleges: Hasty move helped no one
In February 2017, when Dhaka University took back the responsibility of seven government colleges after more than two decades, the university was neither prepared nor adequately staffed to handle the added burden.
18 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Students, officegoers most vulnerable
Students and officegoers are most vulnerable to dengue infection, according to a government survey.
17 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Public exam schedules to get shorter
Public examinations will now take less time than before as the government looks to increase academic hours.
16 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Govt plans school meal to cut dropout
The government is planning to provide daily school meal for all the 1.73 crore primary school students in efforts to increase attendance and reduce dropout.
15 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Ensure no still water at home
Health experts fear the exodus of thousands city dwellers during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha vacations could further spread the dengue outbreak in the city, as mosquitoes might use the empty homes, schools and offices as prime breeding grounds.
6 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Dengue spreads to 50 districts
Dengue has spread to 50 districts with a record 1,096 patients having been diagnosed with the viral disease yesterday alone.
29 July 2019, 18:00 PM
‘Enumerators did not visit every home’
Many Dhaka dwellers have complained that Election Commission’s (EC) designated enumerators did not visit their homes for registering new voters.
24 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Uniform Admission Test: Only 7 public universities to introduce it
The government has failed to fully introduce a uniform admission test for public universities even nine years after taking a decision in this regard to ease the hassle of admission seekers and their guardians.
18 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Girls do better again in HSC
For the last five years, girls have been doing better in terms of pass rate in the HSC exams than boys, but the boys have been getting more GPA-5s.
17 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Ershad’s Pending Case: All cleared, except two
The trials for two long running cases against former military dictator Hussain Mohammad Ershad, who died yesterday, still remain pending.
14 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Ershad no more
HM Ershad is dead.
But before his death at the age of 90, the longest serving autocrat managed to remain a formidable political force, especially in the politics of vote, even after his downfall in 1990.
14 July 2019, 18:00 PM
DCs now want bank, special force, univ
Deputy Commissioners want more power and benefits to have a stronger grip on the field-level administration.
They have proposed that the government allow them to give executive magistrates powers that stem from some sections of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).
13 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Hunger pangs go, schools now fun
Abdur Rahman does not want to miss school for a single day. Playing with his friends and taking meals together during tiffin period are all he enjoys a lot.
12 July 2019, 18:00 PM
5th-Phase UZ Polls: Turnout lowest in 10 years
The fifth phase of the upazila elections cast 38.62 percent ballots, making this year’s polls the lowest participated in the last 10 years.
19 June 2019, 18:00 PM
A little for the jobless
More than a year ago, when Mohammad Zayed graduated from a university college in the capital, his family started expecting that he would soon take over the financial responsibility.
13 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Black money lives on
Walking back on its election pledge to eradicate black money, the government in its first budget of the current tenure has once again kept the scope for whitening money.
13 June 2019, 18:00 PM