Pankaj Karmakar

BRTC draws little interest

While long queues of ticket-seekers were seen in front of the counters at Kamalapur Railway Station and those of private bus operators, the picture in front

Eid travel tickets a matter of privilege

While common people in the capital struggle hard to collect bus tickets ahead of Eid, the task appears very easy for privileged groups

Bus tickets for home trips from Dhaka sold out within hours

Advance bus tickets for Eid holidaymakers were almost gone within a few hours they were up for sale in the capital yesterday.

Election Commission’s probe body finds no assault on journos during city polls

An Election Commission's (EC) probe committee has found that there had been no incident of assault on journalists during the April 28 city polls.

Faulty launches given facelift for Eid trips in Bangladesh

With the Eid approaching, there's a growing fear that unscrupulous launch owners will operate unfit vessels to cash in on the huge rush of passengers, putting numerous lives at risk.

Locals' role helps improve community clinic services

The government-run community clinics, which can notably improve healthcare services in rural areas, are beset with multiple problems like infrastructural weaknesses,

BRTC runs with rundown buses

The government imported 428 buses from India three years ago, which were supposed to last 12 years, but most of them are already rundown due to reckless driving and poor maintenance.

Bus strike makes Khulna div remote, govt nonchalant

Though hundreds of passengers are suffering immensely as an indefinite strike by bus owners and workers have snapped road

July 13, 2015
July 13, 2015

BRTC draws little interest

While long queues of ticket-seekers were seen in front of the counters at Kamalapur Railway Station and those of private bus operators, the picture in front

July 5, 2015
July 5, 2015

Eid travel tickets a matter of privilege

While common people in the capital struggle hard to collect bus tickets ahead of Eid, the task appears very easy for privileged groups

July 4, 2015
July 4, 2015

Bus tickets for home trips from Dhaka sold out within hours

Advance bus tickets for Eid holidaymakers were almost gone within a few hours they were up for sale in the capital yesterday.

July 3, 2015
July 3, 2015

Election Commission’s probe body finds no assault on journos during city polls

An Election Commission's (EC) probe committee has found that there had been no incident of assault on journalists during the April 28 city polls.

July 2, 2015
July 2, 2015

Faulty launches given facelift for Eid trips in Bangladesh

With the Eid approaching, there's a growing fear that unscrupulous launch owners will operate unfit vessels to cash in on the huge rush of passengers, putting numerous lives at risk.

June 20, 2015
June 20, 2015

Locals' role helps improve community clinic services

The government-run community clinics, which can notably improve healthcare services in rural areas, are beset with multiple problems like infrastructural weaknesses,

June 1, 2015
June 1, 2015

BRTC runs with rundown buses

The government imported 428 buses from India three years ago, which were supposed to last 12 years, but most of them are already rundown due to reckless driving and poor maintenance.

May 24, 2015
May 24, 2015

Bus strike makes Khulna div remote, govt nonchalant

Though hundreds of passengers are suffering immensely as an indefinite strike by bus owners and workers have snapped road

May 18, 2015
May 18, 2015

Polls officials find no assault on journalists during Dhaka and Chittagong city elections

Presiding officers noticed no assaults on journalists on the Dhaka city corporation polls day, although such incidents at 30 centres were reported by different media outlets.

May 8, 2015
May 8, 2015

90pc votes cast in six Dhaka polling centres

Poll result sheets of the Election Commission say each of at least six polling stations witnessed over 90 percent of its votes being cast in the recently held Dhaka south and north city corporation elections, eliciting astonishment from experts.

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