Ahmed Deepto

Install CCTV at vulnerable polling centres

The Ministry of Home Affairs has taken several decisions to ensure security during the upcoming national election.

1w ago

Silence, sorrow replace bells at Milestone

The usual bustle was missing at Milestone School and College yesterday. There were no students running across the playground, no morning assembly, and no classroom chatter.

1w ago

‘We were ready to go home’

Barely 300 metres from Milestone School and College, Sharif Ul Anwar Sazzan was waiting for his son Srijon Sattik, a sixth grader, to come out so they could return home for lunch.

1w ago

‘Please help us find our children’

Parul wails in anguish as she searches for her 3rd grader daughter Nusrat

1w ago

Election observers: Minimum age lowered to 21

The Election Commission yesterday revoked the registrations of all 96 local organisations that monitored the 12th national election.

2w ago

Political parties with phantom addresses queue for EC nod

In its application for registration with the Election Commission, Janatar Bangladesh Party has said its central office is located on the 12th floor of Darus Salam Arcade near the capital’s Paltan intersection.

3w ago

Draft polls code seeks to regulate digital campaigns

The Election Commission is likely to have a set of guidelines in its electoral code of conduct for the use of social media in campaigning.

1m ago
April 27, 2025
April 27, 2025

A milestone to treasure

Miftahul Jannat Ashra travelled all the way from Chattogram with her parents to claim the reward of years of hard work.

March 18, 2025
March 18, 2025

Electoral system: EC opposes key reform proposals

The Election Commission has objected to 10 key reform proposals, including those on the delimitation of constituencies, the timing of local government polls and the national election, and investigations against election commissioners.

March 11, 2025
March 11, 2025

EC starts process to register new political parties

The Election Commission, reaffirming that the next parliamentary polls will be held in December, yesterday initiated the registration process for new political parties.

March 9, 2025
March 9, 2025

Two NPP factions fight over 'mango' election symbol, hearing held at EC

Both factions claim that the 'mango' symbol belongs to them

March 5, 2025
March 5, 2025

NID services, birth registrations: One authority to serve them all

The government is planning to streamline vital citizen services by bringing National Identity cards, birth and death registrations, and other essential services under a single authority.

February 10, 2025
February 10, 2025

Reform commission proposes separate PSC for health

The Public Administration Reform Commission has proposed renaming the BCS (Health) cadre as the Bangladesh Health Service, alongside the establishment of a separate Public Service Commission (Health) to oversee recruitment, promotions, and related activities. 

February 4, 2025
February 4, 2025

No radiotherapy at lone cancer hospital for 44 days

All six radiotherapy machines of the National Institute of Cancer Research & Hospital (NICRH) have been out of order for the last 44 days, depriving more than 10,000 cancer patients of their scheduled therapy.

January 11, 2025
January 11, 2025

Cancer patients cut off from vital lifeline

All six radiotherapy machines of the NICRH have been out of order for 19 days, depriving over 200 cancer patients of their scheduled therapy every day.

January 6, 2025
January 6, 2025

Children take a hit from winter diseases

The influx of child patients suffering from pneumonia, winter diarrhoea and other cold-related diseases has been straining hospitals.

December 14, 2024
December 14, 2024

Pneumonia cases shoot up

Three-year-old Anisha Anju was struggling to breathe in the pneumonia ward of Dhaka Shishu Hospital and Institute.