Budget mostly reflects BNP’s key polls pledges
12 June 2026, 00:00 AM
In its first budget in two decades, the BNP government yesterday boosted allocations for education and health and significantly expanded social safety programmes, reflecting its key electoral pledges.
12 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Women MPs to step in where BNP lost
10 June 2026, 00:00 AM
The BNP has assigned its reserved-seat women MPs to constituencies won by opposition parties as part of a strategy to keep the ruling party active in areas where it has no elected lawmaker.
10 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Ministers, MPs face closer PMO scrutiny
6 June 2026, 00:00 AM
The performances of ministers, state ministers, and lawmakers are under close scrutiny as Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has begun reviewing their efforts to deliver on the BNP’s election pledges, advance development initiatives, and maintain party discipline.
6 June 2026, 00:00 AM
While others celebrate Eid, many security guards wait to celebrate after duty ends
27 May 2026, 15:25 PM
From gate duty to meat distribution, their Eid is spent keeping buildings running
27 May 2026, 15:25 PM
BNP struggles to restore organisational momentum after taking office
26 May 2026, 16:27 PM
Leaders cite declining grassroots activity as focus shifts to government and parliamentary responsibilities
26 May 2026, 16:27 PM
100 Days of BNP govt: Bright start despite grim inheritance
26 May 2026, 00:00 AM
When the BNP swept to power in February, expectations ran high. After years of misrule, voters were hungry for change.
26 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Work with local leaders, MPs of opposition
19 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday instructed BNP lawmakers from seats reserved for women to work in coordination with opposition MPs and local party leaders, particularly in constituencies where BNP candidates lost in the national election.
19 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Constitution amendment: BNP to again ask opposition to join panel
18 May 2026, 00:00 AM
The ruling BNP will once again ask the opposition to join a special parliamentary committee on constitutional amendments in line with the July National Charter when parliament’s second session begins on June 7.
18 May 2026, 00:00 AM
‘No need for govt grant, find my husband’s body’
Hatem Ali Bepari (60) and Momela Begum (50) of Jugnighat area of Munshiganj Sadar upazila have been married for about 35 years. During this period, Momela's husband was abroad for 30 years. At different times of the year, he comes home for a few months and spends time with his family
21 March 2022, 16:24 PM
Launch capsize: Parents reunite with 18-year-old son after one-hour search
It was 2:44 pm, Sunday. Abdus Sattar and his wife Shahina Begum reached Munshiganj launch terminal. They were roaming around anxiously. Shahina could not find the strength to stand on her own feet. She was holding her husband's hands tightly.
21 March 2022, 09:16 AM
First park for electrical, engineering products nearing completion
The construction of the country’s first industrial park for electrical and light engineering product manufacturers in Munshiganj is set to be complete in June.
20 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Top grabber let off the hook
Two years after labelling a shipping company as the district’s top river grabber, Munshiganj district administration has taken a U-turn on that revelation.
4 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Potato traders in Munshiganj worried over price slump
Potato farms cover about half of the 67,000 hectares of arable land in Dhaka’s Munshiganj district, making it the region’s main cash crop.
6 October 2021, 18:00 PM
River Grabbing: Upazila admin starts probing ship builder
Gazaria upazila administration in Munshiganj has launched an investigation into the allegations against a company -- Three Angle Marine Ltd -- which has been occupying rivers, canals and land and was listed as an “illegal occupant” by the National River Conservation Commission (NRCC).
14 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Munshiganj Rivers: Prize, not penalty for top grabber
Though the district administration and National River Conservation Commission have identified the company as the top river grabber in Munshiganj, the shipping ministry has been helping boost its business by awarding it shipbuilding contracts.
9 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Leaving the glitzy city for now
Al-Amin worked at a metal ornament factory in the capital's Lalbagh area for 15 years.After the pandemic struck Bangladesh and the factory incurred losses due to a fall in sales, the factory had to eventually close down two weeks ago, leaving the 26-year-old unemployed.
1 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Speedboats unregulated for decade
Right under the authorities’ noses, unskilled drivers have been operating unregistered speedboats on the Padma’s Shimulia-Bangla Bazar route for over a decade.
4 May 2021, 18:00 PM
26 die as speedboat overturns in Padma
Twenty-six people were killed as a speedboat capsized after it crashed into a sand-laden bulk carrier in the Padma river in Madaripur yesterday.
3 May 2021, 18:00 PM