Corrupt official let off with just a temporary pay cut
The government has reduced the salary of an assistant commissioner (land) of Bogura sadar upazila for 12 months after he was found guilty of forgery.
18h ago
Relatives in UZ Polls: Unfazed, AL MPs breach party directive
The ruling Awami League issues some directives and makes some strategic decisions before local government polls, but its ranks hardly ever abide by those.
5d ago
Relatives in UZ Polls: AL chief’s directive for MPs largely unheeded
Awami League lawmakers’ urge to tighten their grip on the grassroots seems to be prevailing over the party president’s directive to have their family members and close relatives withdraw from the upazila parishad polls.
6d ago
The taste of Royal Tehari House: A Nilkhet heritage
Nestled among the busy bookshops of Nilkhet, Royal Tehari House is a shop that offers students a delectable treat without burning a hole in their pockets.
2w ago
Price cap is not working
The price cap on 29 commodities exists on paper only as most of those items are being sold at prices higher than those fixed by the government.
1m ago
First city polls under new AL govt today
Mymensingh and Cumilla cities go to polls today to pick their mayors and councillors, just two months after the Awami League formed a new government.
1m ago
Cumilla City Corporation By-election: No enthusiasm among voters
Despite 13-day-long vigorous campaigning by mayoral candidates in Cumilla City Corporation by-polls that ended last night, there is no apparent enthusiasm among voters.
1m ago
Resolving clashes through councils
With incidents of clashes, shootouts, and murders, the ruling Awami League has been reeling from infighting since January’s national polls.
2m ago
December 25, 2023
On the campaign trail: Char voters may become a deciding factor
The rifts within local Awami League have put the party candidate Shamim Haque in a tight spot, while the popularity of independent candidate AK Azad among residents of the Padma river chars may give the latter an upper hand in the race for Fardipur-3.
December 21, 2023
No AL independents in 16 Dhaka seats
While the ruling Awami League nominees will face strong challenges from their party colleagues running as independents in many constituencies across the country, the picture seems to be quite different in Dhaka.
December 18, 2023
Frustrated but still in AL fold
Despite a series of hectic meetings, repeated assurances, intense negotiations and nail-biting calculations, Awami League seems to have failed to satisfy its allies and electoral partners and, in many cases, even its own ranks.
December 9, 2023
The ‘lucky’ 32
Though a record number of independent candidates is going to participate in the 2024 national elections, none are contesting in the 32 constituencies where many Awami League heavyweights are running for offices.
November 28, 2023
Not quite independent
AL leaders seeking to run as independents must get the party’s nod
November 22, 2023
January 7 Polls: Rebels to trouble AL big shots
Awami League nomination seekers are in a race among themselves as on average 11 people are vying to get the party ticket in each constituency.
November 20, 2023
Electoral Code of Conduct: Violations abound on Bangabandhu Avenue
Violations of the electoral code of conduct ran rampant as MP aspirants and their supporters flocked to the Awami League’s central office on Bangabandhu Avenue yesterday.
November 19, 2023
AL, BNP offices: Distance 1.6km, mood poles apart
Scenes at the Awami League and BNP offices could not be more contrasting.
November 18, 2023
AL shifts to polls gear
Two days after the Election Commission announced the election schedule, the Awami League’s election preparation goes full-throttle.
November 12, 2023
A BCL leader’s controversial rise
Not so long ago, Mostafa Hossain Helal used to run a small mobile recharge shop in Moddho Badda area in the capital.
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