41st BCS police cadre: 100 candidates facing fresh verification
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.
3w ago
Sheikh clan’s lust for duty-free cars
With an almost decimated opposition and farcical elections, a party nomination from the ruling Awami League was as good as a seat in the parliament.
3w ago
Interim govt struggling on many fronts
The government on around a dozen occasions has backtracked on its decisions during its two months in office, casting doubts about its resolve.
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Mahalaya to Vijaya Dashami: What this year’s Durga Puja predicts
Durga Puja, an annual Hindu festival, celebrates the divine force “Shakti” embodied in Goddess Durga. This year, Mahalaya falls on 2 October, marking the start of Devi Paksha. Durga arrives on 3 October by palanquin, considered inauspicious, and departs on 12 October by horse.
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Cops still afraid to come out of cocoon
An overarching sense of frustration, apprehension, and opportunism prevails over the police force, rendering it virtually dysfunctional.
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Forging unity with islamist parties: Jamaat eyes large electoral alliance
The vacuum in the wake of the Awami League’s departure from the political arena and the BNP’s impending reemergence as number one are leading other parties to peel away from these major players and seek to make their own spheres of alliance.
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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.
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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.
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October 9, 2018
PM wants houses built for girls
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday announced an initiative to build houses for the women footballers who won the inaugural SAFF U-18 Women's Championship in Bhutan on Sunday.
October 2, 2018
BNP's Hint at Polls Participation: AL now finalising strategy
At Sunday's rally, the BNP gave a clear message to the Awami League and the international community that it would take part in the national election.
September 19, 2018
Passport in a day or two
Your passport has expired, and you have to make an urgent foreign trip. There's no need to worry. The government plans to renew and even issue passports in just 48 hours. But the service will cost more.
September 11, 2018
AL clamps down on 'errant' leaders
With the national polls over three months away, the ruling Awami League has launched a drive against its “errant” leaders to resolve intra-party disputes mainly over party nominations.
August 21, 2018
Survived, only to bear pain
“Living has been a curse to me. It would have been better if I died that day. I feel like death every moment.”
June 23, 2018
AL observes 69th founding anniversary
Ruling Awami League is all set to get a new headquarters on its 69th founding anniversary today.
June 21, 2018
AL to wait for BNP's decision
Partners in the Awami League-led 14-party alliance are pushing the AL for finalising their share of nomination in the 11th parliamentary elections slated for December.
June 4, 2018
Long wait for AL city committees
Even though presidents and general secretaries of Dhaka city Awami League (north and south) got the jobs over two years ago, they are yet to announce fully-fledged committees for their units.
May 29, 2018
AL faces questions from foreign diplomats
Diplomats, stationed in Dhaka, yesterday expressed deep concern over the "extrajudicial killings" in the ongoing nationwide anti-narcotics drive.
April 7, 2018
Tough race for AL candidacy
The ruling Awami League is facing two crucial problems in picking mayoral candidates in Khulna and Gazipur city polls, slated for May 15.
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