BNP forms six panels for reforms
The BNP has formed six committees to formulate the party’s reform proposals in line with its 31-point outline aimed at reforming the constitution and state system and ensuring economic emancipation, said party sources.
19h ago
Post-August 5 politics: BNP, Jamaat drifting apart
The taunts and barbs leave little room for doubt that the 33-year-old ties have soured. Since the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government on August 5, BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami leaders have differed in private and in public on various issues, including reforms and election timeframe.
1d ago
How Hasina’s flight was kept off radar
When the air force transporter plane carrying Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka on August 5, it took off as a training flight and turned off its transponders to blur its flightpath and location..The transponders, which transmit location, heading
6d ago
Prison breaks: 928 inmates still at large
At least 2,241 inmates, including 88 on death row, fled from prisons before and after the mass uprising but a large number of them are yet to be found.
1w ago
Cops working, not effectively
Police have been largely absent on the ground in the one month since the fall of the Hasina-led government amid a mass uprising, causing safety concerns for the public.
2w ago
How UCB’s Ronny acquired so much offshore assets
As Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed’s grip over United Commercial Bank (UCB) created a trail of disguised loans with abuse of political influence after he became a minister in 2019 back home, his brother Anisuzzaman Chowdhury Ronny’s assets saw a meteoric rise in the UK.
2w ago
Revocation of red passports: A new reality for Hasina in India
After the interim government revoked all diplomatic passports yesterday, questions have now arisen as to how long Sheikh Hasina can stay in India and whether she faces a possible extradition.
4w ago
BNP focused on getting thousands of cases withdrawn
The BNP is now focusing on getting the cases against its leaders and activists withdrawn and revamping the party after giving the interim government the time required to create a congenial atmosphere for polls.
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May 29, 2023
Time for AL to do some soul-searching
Infighting within the party has grown over the years, leading to the Awami League becoming its own rival at the grassroots level.
May 29, 2023
Shaken, AL plans to rejig Gazipur units
The ruling Awami League will reorganise its Gazipur district and city units after its mayor nominee lost to an independent on Thursday.
May 27, 2023
A strong message for ruling party
Azmat Ullah Khan’s defeat to a 62-year-old woman with no political background has dealt the Awami League a major blow, sending a message to the ruling party about rifts in its grassroots.
May 19, 2023
AL only has election on its mind
With the national election drawing closer, the ruling Awami League’s focus is on reorganising the party
May 17, 2023
World Hypertension Day: Insights into the ‘silent killer’
On the occasion of World Hypertension Day 2023, Abhishek Bhadra, a public health expert and lecturer at Popular Medical College, Dhaka, spoke to The Daily Star about the significance of the day and the dangers of hypertension
May 16, 2023
Barishal Al Politics: Conflict intensifies as city polls near
The rift between Awami League’s mayoral candidate Abul Khair Abdullah and his nephew Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah, the incumbent mayor of Barishal, has turned into a violent face-off ahead of the city polls slated for June 12.
May 15, 2023
AL mulls expelling Zahangir for life
Zahangir Alam, the suspended mayor of Gazipur City Corporation, is likely to be expelled for life from the Awami League.
April 30, 2023
Gazipur city polls: AL out to talk Zahangir out of race
The ruling Awami League is trying to convince Zahangir Alam, suspended mayor of Gazipur, to withdraw from the city corporation election.
April 20, 2023
AL Politics: Barishal sees overnight shift
The Awami League’s decision to choose Abul Khair Abdullah over his nephew and incumbent mayor Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah as the Barishal mayoral candidate has changed political equations in the city.
April 17, 2023
Pick for Barishal Mayor: A resolute Hasina prevails
Barishal dominated the talks when the ruling Awami League’s nomination board sat on Saturday to pick mayoral candidates for five cities.
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