Waterlogging, traffic management top priority
With the Comilla City Corporation polls approaching, two prominent mayoral aspirants promise to address the city problems, if elected.
7y ago
Comilla City Election: Infighting may cost Awami League victory
Infighting within the district Awami League might make it difficult for mayor candidate Anjum Sultana Shima to win the upcoming Comilla City Corporation polls.
7y ago
Leading the way in judicial services
Back in 1984, women in judicial services was a rare sighting. But that did not stop Kabita Khanam from joining as a BCS judicial cadre
7y ago
Who's to blame for public suffering?
With the ongoing transport strike intensifying and spreading across the country, a number of transport workers yesterday said they called the shutdown with full backing of some top leaders of their association.
7y ago
People suffer in pointless strike
Just because a killer bus driver was sentenced to life, transport workers in 10 southern districts yesterday brought road communications to a grinding halt going on strike for an indefinite period.
7y ago
A warning for reckless drivers
A Manikganj court yesterday sentenced a bus driver to life imprisonment in a case filed over the road accident that killed noted filmmaker Tareque Masud, media personality Ashfaque Munier Mishuk and three others in 2011.
7y ago
Elections: EC to ensure participation of all parties
The new Election Commission yesterday discussed how to create an atmosphere conducive to all-party participation in polls -- both at
7y ago
No old, unfit buses after next month
The authorities concerned will launch a joint drive against over 20-year-old buses, unfit vehicles, and illegal drivers in the capital from March 1 to reduce congestion and the number of accidents on streets.
7y ago
January 2, 2017
Waterbus Service in Dhaka: Getting worse every day
With luggage in hand, Mehedi Hasan walked towards the city's Gabtoli landing station to catch a waterbus to Sadarghat.
December 27, 2016
EC wary of polls code violation by MPs
Violating electoral rules, some Awami League lawmakers have been campaigning for their preferred candidates in the zila parishad elections for the last few weeks.
December 24, 2016
Elected councillors are mostly clean
The people of Narayanganj city have mostly chosen candidates with clean image in the just-concluded elections as majority of the councillors-elect do not have criminal records.
December 15, 2016
The same old complaints, same answers
Zahidul Islam bought a used motorcycle and went to Bangladesh Road Transport Authority's (BRTA) Mirpur office in September
December 13, 2016
No voting to Bhola, Feni zila parishads
Twenty-two district council chairman candidates have been declared elected unopposed by the Election Commission.
December 10, 2016
EC not monitoring ROs' compliance with directives
The Election Commission (EC) is not monitoring the implementation progress of directives it issued to Returning Officers (RO) for a fair Narayanganj City Corporation polls, slated for December 22.
December 1, 2016
N'ganj City Polls: Election code violation on
A number of mayoral and councillor candidates of Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) polls are allegedly conducting election
November 7, 2016
8-LANE ROAD turns 4-lane at some points
It is the main “corridor” through which a huge number of vehicles from Chittagong and Sylhet enter and exit the capital. The 7.2 kilometres stretch of the Jatrabari-Kanchpur road was upgraded to an eight-lane highway to facilitate smooth passage of vehicles.
October 25, 2016
Lessons on democracy, election in textbooks
The Election Commission wants the education ministry to introduce new chapters on the election system and democracy in the
October 4, 2016
How to get smart NID card?
The newly introduced smart national identity (NID) card will put an end to forgery as it has 25 security features.
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