A fresh start for parliamentary democracy
13 March 2026, 03:42 AM
The 13th parliament yesterday held its inaugural sitting amid a heated atmosphere, as opposition MPs staged a walkout in protest against President Mohammed Shahabuddin speaking in the House.
13 March 2026, 03:42 AM
13th National Parliamentary Election / Postal ballots swing in Jamaat’s favour
13 March 2026, 00:00 AM
Though the BNP won the February 12 national polls decisively, the main opposition Jamaat-e-Islami performed stronger in postal ballots.
13 March 2026, 00:00 AM
Analysis / Parliament must not repeat the failures of the past
12 March 2026, 10:52 AM
After decades of boycotts and hollow debate, expectations are high for genuine lawmaking and accountability
12 March 2026, 10:52 AM
With high hopes, 13th parliament goes into session
12 March 2026, 02:12 AM
The 13th parliament begins its journey today amid hopes that the new House will emerge as the living centre of democratic practice, alive with constructive debate, meaningful decision-making, and a strong role in holding the government accountable.
12 March 2026, 02:12 AM
An unprecedented event for the House
12 March 2026, 00:00 AM
In a scene never witnessed before in Bangladesh’s parliamentary history, the maiden sitting of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad is likely to begin today with the speaker’s chair vacant for a brief period.
12 March 2026, 00:00 AM
National election: Record 16.91 lakh ballots rejected
7 March 2026, 03:28 AM
An unprecedented number of ballots was rejected in the February 12 national polls.
7 March 2026, 03:28 AM
HISTORIC MARCH 7 / The day the nation held its breath
7 March 2026, 03:11 AM
Bangladesh bristled with anticipation, convinced that a defining moment was approaching.
7 March 2026, 03:11 AM
Urban voters show ballot box apathy
26 February 2026, 03:12 AM
The voting rate in constituencies across the 12 city corporation areas was significantly lower than in rural areas.
26 February 2026, 03:12 AM
Save lives now, all else can wait
Ten months ago, a government-commissioned research report on the fallout of the pandemic-induced shutdown divulged some grim projections: over 1.64 crore people in the country would become new poor in the second quarter of 2020.
26 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Historic Mujibnagar Day: A milestone in our history
“Not at all. You are not a witness: you’re a part of history, Tawfiq.”
16 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Virus Curbs on Shops: Shop owners take to streets
Shop owners and employees of New Market, Bashundhara City Shopping Mall and Sadarghat areas in Dhaka took to the streets to protest the government’s decision to keep all shops and malls closed during the seven-day restriction to contain Covid-19 surge.
4 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Education Crisis in South Asia: Covid to cause $1 trillion losses
The prolonged closure of schools is causing an education crisis that may cost Bangladesh and other South Asian countries over $1 trillion in lost earnings in the long run, according to a World Bank report.
2 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Rise in Covid Cases: All local body polls postponed
The Election Commission yesterday postponed all elections, including the first phase of union parishad and sixth phase of municipality polls, due to a steep rise in coronavirus infections.
1 April 2021, 18:00 PM
33pc Positions for Women: Major parties not there yet
All major political parties have failed to meet the 2020 deadline of reserving at least 33 percent of all committee positions at local and national levels for women while the Election Commission is doing nothing about it.
8 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Polls to 230 Municipalities: AL wins 80pc mayor posts
The ruling Awami League has won 80 percent mayoral posts in 230 municipality polls held so far in five phases.
1 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Fifth phase municipality polls today
Twenty nine municipalities in 20 districts go to polls today amid worries over violence and confusion among many voters about Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
27 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Colleges Under NU: Students protest exam deferral
Students across the country took to the streets demanding the continuation of ongoing and previously announced exams, protesting the authority’s decision to postpone ongoing exams.
25 February 2021, 18:00 PM
20 unives to hold uniform entry tests
Twenty public universities have decided to hold uniform admission tests, likely in June-July.
17 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Draft Education Act at Final Stage: Ban on guidebooks, corporal punishment
The education ministry is going to finalise the draft of the Education Act soon keeping a provision for imposing a ban on printing, publishing, and marketing notebooks and guidebooks.
16 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Appointment of CEC, ECs: No law in 49 long years
The country is yet to have a specific law for appointing chief election commissioner and election commissioners though there is a constitutional provision for enacting a law for their appointment.
14 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Municipality Polls Today: Many fear irregularities, violence
Fifty-five municipalities in 34 districts go to polls today amid worries over violence and confusion among many about being able to cast votes in a free and fair manner.
13 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Martyred Intellectuals: Govt finalises definition
Intellectuals who lost their lives at the hands of Pakistani army and their collaborators in the Liberation War will be defined as martyred intellectuals, according to a committee formed by the government.
10 February 2021, 18:00 PM
New EC Guideline: Controversial posts stay, pay rises too
The Election Commission has drafted a guideline for imparting training to polls-related officials, keeping in it controversial positions like “special speakers” and “course advisers” amid allegations of financial corruption through such posts.
10 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Elections to 4,300 union parishads could be delayed
Starting of staggered elections to over 4,300 union parishads (UP) might be delayed because of completion of final voter list and Ramadan.
4 February 2021, 18:00 PM
EVMs drew fewer voters than ballots
Voter turnout at municipalities that used Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were five percent lower than the turnout in municipalities that used ballot papers.
2 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Buet says no to uniform admission test
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology has decided not to join a cluster to hold a uniform admission test; rather it would enrol students through its own admission tests like previous years.
2 February 2021, 18:00 PM
From the archives: The last battlefield
Across the country, red-green flags were fluttering over buildings -- euphoria was in the air following the end of a nine-month-long bloody war.
30 January 2021, 18:00 PM
HSC, Equivalent: Stellar results in exams never held
A record-setting number of students got GPA 5 in last year’s HSC, thanks to the lack of actual exams and the results being reflections of each student’s grades in public exams held before the pandemic.
30 January 2021, 18:00 PM