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Authorities mull relaxing age limit for DUCSU polls

Authorities mull relaxing age limit for DUCSU polls

Sirajul Islam Rubel, DU
Authorities are mulling over relaxing the charter for candidacy in the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) and hall council polls....Details
Constuction of Dhaka airport’s 3rd terminal to begin in Sept

Constuction of Dhaka airport’s 3rd terminal to begin in Sept

Chowdhury Akbor Hossain
The construction of the third terminal for the Dhaka airport is set to begin in September, a year after the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh...Details
Question leak groups active; police dismiss them as fake

Question leak groups active; police dismiss them as fake

Saddif Ovee
It’s seven days to SSC and already, competition has begun in social media to supply questions in exchange for Tk 200 to Tk 500. However, Dhaka...Details
Two leased crafts incur huge losses for Biman, probe underway

Two leased crafts incur huge losses for Biman, probe underway

Chowdhury Akbar Hossain
Civil Aviation ministry has asked for all relevant information about the leasing of two aircrafts by Bangladesh Biman from Egypt Air. It’s believed...Details
Only cases are lodged, road discipline still elusive

Only cases are lodged, road discipline still elusive

Sheikh Jahangir Alam
The students’ safe road movement acted as a wake-up call for the country and showed glaring aberrations in traffic management. However,...Details
Bangladesh to register expatriates as voters

Bangladesh to register expatriates as voters

Ranjan Basu, Delhi
Bangladesh is set to introduce a voter registration system for its citizens living abroad soon, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda...Details
My husband is not a yaba trader: Badi’s wife

My husband is not a yaba trader: Badi’s wife

Abdul Aziz, Cox’s Bazar
Former Awami League lawmaker Abdur Rahman Badi’s wife denied allegations of him being a yaba smuggler saying that there is no proof against...Details
Surjo Moni: From house-help to drug trafficker

Surjo Moni: From house-help to drug trafficker

Amanur Rahman Roney
The Sri Lankan police last December arrested a Bangladesh citizen by the name of Shurjo Moni with 32 kilos of heroin.Moni, who is currently in Sri...Details
Moratorium of fishing, tax-free import of vitamins to add impetus

Moratorium of fishing, tax-free import of vitamins to add impetus

Jamal Uddin
Plan for an alternative employment is caught in bureaucracy. In July, 2018, district administrators proposed the inclusion of Gaibandha, Faridpur,...Details
Selim calls for measures to ensure fair DUCSU polls

Selim calls for measures to ensure fair DUCSU polls

Salman Tareque Sakil
With the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) polls slated for Mar 11 after 28 long years, Mujahidul Islam Selim, who was the first...Details
Khaleda’s year-long incarceration: BNP to announce programs

Khaleda’s year-long incarceration: BNP to announce programs

Salman Tareque Sakil
The upcoming Feb 8 will mark one year since BNP chief Khaleda Zia was imprisoned in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case and the party has announced...Details
Trans-genders not barred from contesting reserved seats: EC

Trans-genders not barred from contesting reserved seats: EC

Udisa Islam
Five trans-genders collected forms from Awami League for reserved seats in the 11th national parliament. When a question was raised if they can be...Details
BNP leaders in Dhaka wait for London’s nod

BNP leaders in Dhaka wait for London’s nod

Salman Tareque Sakil and Aditto Rimon
Following a massive defeat in the 11th parliamentary election, BNP’s Dhaka-based top policymakers have decided to refrain from taking proactive...Details
Govt keen to know banking sector’s condition

Govt keen to know banking sector’s condition

Golam Mowla
According to the private think tank, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), 2017 was the year for bank scandals.In the last ten years, Tk 225.02 billion...Details
Garment workers’ accommodation woes linger

Garment workers’ accommodation woes linger

Udisa Islam
Many garment workers living in the city face a predicament – a sudden rise in house rent on the common perception that they are getting the raised...Details
Net Metering adds new dimension to power production

Net Metering adds new dimension to power production

Shanchita Shitu
The government has fixed a target for all power distribution companies to create 100 net metering subscribers within this fiscal year. Relevant...Details
Law-breaking public servant learns rules the hard way

Law-breaking public servant learns rules the hard way

Shahed Shafiq
At Dhaka’s Kalabagan Bashir Uddin Road, a multi-storied has been causing public suffering as construction materials left on road have clogged...Details
Jamaat pressured BNP for ‘paddy sheaf’?

Jamaat pressured BNP for ‘paddy sheaf’?

Salman Tareque Sakil
BNP’s long-time ally Jamaat-e-Islami had pressured it for getting the party’s ‘paddy sheaf’ for the candidates fielded in the 11th National...Details
AL mulls over assigning key parliament roles

AL mulls over assigning key parliament roles

Emrah Hossain Shaikh
With the new cabinet sworn in for the Awami League’s third straight term, the ruling party top brasses are deliberating their choices for the key...Details
Locals welcome police stations on both sides of Padma Bridge

Locals welcome police stations on both sides of Padma Bridge

Zahirul Islam Khan, Madaripur
A variety of construction is going on, surrounding the Padma Bridge. To maintain law and order, two police stations are being established. Named...Details
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