Eid Travel / BRTC draws little interest
12 July 2015
While long queues of ticket-seekers were seen in front of the counters at Kamalapur Railway Station and those of private bus operators, the picture in front
12 July 2015
Eid travel tickets a matter of privilege
4 July 2015
While common people in the capital struggle hard to collect bus tickets ahead of Eid, the task appears very easy for privileged groups
4 July 2015
Bus tickets for home trips from Dhaka sold out within hours
3 July 2015
Advance bus tickets for Eid holidaymakers were almost gone within a few hours they were up for sale in the capital yesterday.
3 July 2015
April City Polls / Election Commission’s probe body finds no assault on journos during city polls
2 July 2015
An Election Commission's (EC) probe committee has found that there had been no incident of assault on journalists during the April 28 city polls.
2 July 2015
Faulty launches given facelift for Eid trips in Bangladesh
1 July 2015
With the Eid approaching, there's a growing fear that unscrupulous launch owners will operate unfit vessels to cash in on the huge rush of passengers, putting numerous lives at risk.
1 July 2015
Locals' role helps improve community clinic services
19 June 2015
The government-run community clinics, which can notably improve healthcare services in rural areas, are beset with multiple problems like infrastructural weaknesses,
19 June 2015
BRTC runs with rundown buses
31 May 2015
The government imported 428 buses from India three years ago, which were supposed to last 12 years, but most of them are already rundown due to reckless driving and poor maintenance.
31 May 2015
Bus strike makes Khulna div remote, govt nonchalant
23 May 2015
Though hundreds of passengers are suffering immensely as an indefinite strike by bus owners and workers have snapped road
23 May 2015
Polls officials find no assault on journalists during Dhaka and Chittagong city elections
Presiding officers noticed no assaults on journalists on the Dhaka city corporation polls day, although such incidents at 30 centres were reported by different media outlets.
17 May 2015
90pc votes cast in six Dhaka polling centres
Poll result sheets of the Election Commission say each of at least six polling stations witnessed over 90 percent of its votes being cast in the recently held Dhaka south and north city corporation elections, eliciting astonishment from experts.
7 May 2015
EC observers find no irregularities
The Election Commission's (EC) own observers have found no irregularities in the last week's Dhaka and Chittagong city corporation polls.
4 May 2015
JP candidates stage poor show
All three mayor aspirants blessed by main opposition in parliament Jatiya Party could not even bag one-eighth of the votes cast in
29 April 2015
Bangladesh Election Commission to seek army deployment during city elections
The Election Commission yesterday decided in principle to seek army deployment in Dhaka and Chittagong cities during the elections slated
19 April 2015
Home for all
Plagued by perennial problems, Dhaka and Chittagong -- our two major cities -- go to polls on April 28. What will a mayoral hopeful do to solve those problems if elected?
18 April 2015
EC wants returning officers to act
The Election Commission wants the returning officers to take actions against violations of electoral code of conduct by potential mayor
22 March 2015
Death toll reaches 70
The death toll in Sunday's launch disaster in the Padma in Manikganj rose to 70, and the ill-fated vessel, MV Mostafa, was salvaged yesterday.
23 February 2015
41 killed in launch capsize
At least 41 people, including seven children, drowned and around 65 went missing, as a launch sank after being hit by a cargo vessel in the Padma river in Manikganj yesterday.
22 February 2015