Pankaj Karmakar

BRTC draws little interest

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

9y ago

Eid travel tickets a matter of privilege

While common people in the capital struggle hard to collect bus tickets ahead of Eid, the task appears very easy for privileged groups

9y ago

Bus tickets for home trips from Dhaka sold out within hours

Advance bus tickets for Eid holidaymakers were almost gone within a few hours they were up for sale in the capital yesterday.

9y ago

Election Commission’s probe body finds no assault on journos during city polls

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.

9y ago

Faulty launches given facelift for Eid trips in Bangladesh

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.

9y ago

Locals' role helps improve community clinic services

The government-run community clinics, which can notably improve healthcare services in rural areas, are beset with multiple problems like infrastructural weaknesses,

9y ago

BRTC runs with rundown buses

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.

9y ago

Bus strike makes Khulna div remote, govt nonchalant

Though hundreds of passengers are suffering immensely as an indefinite strike by bus owners and workers have snapped road

9y ago
May 5, 2015
May 5, 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.

April 30, 2015
April 30, 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

April 20, 2015
April 20, 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

April 19, 2015
April 19, 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?

March 23, 2015
March 23, 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

February 24, 2015
February 24, 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.

February 23, 2015
February 23, 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.

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