Pankag Karmakar

Waterlogging, traffic management top priority

With the Comilla City Corporation polls approaching, two prominent mayoral aspirants promise to address the city problems, if elected.

7y ago

Comilla City Election: Infighting may cost Awami League victory

Infighting within the district Awami League might make it difficult for mayor candidate Anjum Sultana Shima to win the upcoming Comilla City Corporation polls.

7y ago

Leading the way in judicial services

Back in 1984, women in judicial services was a rare sighting. But that did not stop Kabita Khanam from joining as a BCS judicial cadre

7y ago

Who's to blame for public suffering?

With the ongoing transport strike intensifying and spreading across the country, a number of transport workers yesterday said they called the shutdown with full backing of some top leaders of their association.

7y ago

People suffer in pointless strike

Just because a killer bus driver was sentenced to life, transport workers in 10 southern districts yesterday brought road communications to a grinding halt going on strike for an indefinite period.

7y ago

A warning for reckless drivers

A Manikganj court yesterday sentenced a bus driver to life imprisonment in a case filed over the road accident that killed noted filmmaker Tareque Masud, media personality Ashfaque Munier Mishuk and three others in 2011.

7y ago

Elections: EC to ensure participation of all parties

The new Election Commission yesterday discussed how to create an atmosphere conducive to all-party participation in polls -- both at

7y ago

No old, unfit buses after next month

The authorities concerned will launch a joint drive against over 20-year-old buses, unfit vehicles, and illegal drivers in the capital from March 1 to reduce congestion and the number of accidents on streets.

7y ago
January 2, 2017
January 2, 2017

Waterbus Service in Dhaka: Getting worse every day

With luggage in hand, Mehedi Hasan walked towards the city's Gabtoli landing station to catch a waterbus to Sadarghat.

December 27, 2016
December 27, 2016

EC wary of polls code violation by MPs

Violating electoral rules, some Awami League lawmakers have been campaigning for their preferred candidates in the zila parishad elections for the last few weeks.

December 24, 2016
December 24, 2016

Elected councillors are mostly clean

The people of Narayanganj city have mostly chosen candidates with clean image in the just-concluded elections as majority of the councillors-elect do not have criminal records.

December 15, 2016
December 15, 2016

The same old complaints, same answers

Zahidul Islam bought a used motorcycle and went to Bangladesh Road Transport Authority's (BRTA) Mirpur office in September

December 13, 2016
December 13, 2016

No voting to Bhola, Feni zila parishads

Twenty-two district council chairman candidates have been declared elected unopposed by the Election Commission.

December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016

EC not monitoring ROs' compliance with directives

The Election Commission (EC) is not monitoring the implementation progress of directives it issued to Returning Officers (RO) for a fair Narayanganj City Corporation polls, slated for December 22.

December 1, 2016
December 1, 2016

N'ganj City Polls: Election code violation on

A number of mayoral and councillor candidates of Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) polls are allegedly conducting election

November 7, 2016
November 7, 2016

8-LANE ROAD turns 4-lane at some points

It is the main “corridor” through which a huge number of vehicles from Chittagong and Sylhet enter and exit the capital. The 7.2 kilometres stretch of the Jatrabari-Kanchpur road was upgraded to an eight-lane highway to facilitate smooth passage of vehicles.

October 25, 2016
October 25, 2016

Lessons on democracy, election in textbooks

The Election Commission wants the education ministry to introduce new chapters on the election system and democracy in the

October 4, 2016
October 4, 2016

How to get smart NID card?

The newly introduced smart national identity (NID) card will put an end to forgery as it has 25 security features.

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