February 12 Election | Dhaka-12 / A battle of ‘Saifuls’
30 January 2026
Dhaka-12, as a constituency, can be defined by a high-density corridor where industry, commerce, and community intersect.
30 January 2026
BNP zeroes in on nomination, seat sharing
23 September 2025
The BNP is preparing to announce candidates for around 200 constituencies and kick off its election campaign within a month, ahead of the national polls planned for February.
23 September 2025
1 year of interim govt / Police struggle to regain their ‘lost morale’
15 August 2025
One year after the fall of the Awami League government, the police force is still reeling -- its morale shattered, its chain of command in tatters.
15 August 2025
Hasina’s final days before the fall
4 August 2025
A desire for power, intolerance for dissent, and failure to see the writing on the wall undid Hasina's iron-fisted rule
4 August 2025
Tk 2.21cr extorted daily from city transport
8 March 2025
Finds govt probe; transport sector now controlled mostly by BNP-linked influentials
8 March 2025
A walk through relics of power and paranoia
20 February 2025
Inside Gono Bhaban, a fallen dictator's palace
20 February 2025
How our red and green came to be
15 December 2024
The fluttering red and green never fails to inspire pride and joy.
15 December 2024
41st BCS police cadre: 100 candidates facing fresh verification
25 October 2024
The interim government is re-verifying the background of 100 individuals who passed the 41st Bangladesh Civil Service examinations and were recommended for police cadre jobs.
25 October 2024
North smooth, South not
In Dhaka North City Corporation, things look settled for businessman Annisul Huq as the Awami League-backed mayor candidate. But
23 March 2015
AL-Shibir friendship!
Politics in districts appears very different from what is preached in the capital.
21 March 2015
Aspirants seven, party one
Seven mayoral aspirants, all affiliated with the Awami League-led alliance, are running election campaigns ahead of the polls to the two
17 March 2015
Sudden attacks raise alarm
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked ministers to remain alert to the sudden rise in subversive activities and vandalism.
2 March 2015
PM admits dearth of public service
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the weekly cabinet meeting yesterday said people in the capital were suffering from a lack of city services and that city corporations cannot be run by administrators for long.
17 February 2015