EC to announce polls schedule in a couple of days: PM Hasina
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the next national election is drawing nearer and the Election Commission is likely to announce...
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Over 9 arson attacks reported every day on average since Oct 28: Fire Service
UNB, Dhaka : On average, more than nine arson attacks have been reported across the country every day between October 28 and November 13, Fire...
Commentary: Political parties not being political is the original sin
– Mainul Hosein : It is a big disappointment to see that the major political parties do not think democratic politics is a serious matter....
Donald Lu sends letters to 3 parties to hold unconditional dialogue
Staff Reporter : Amid the escalating unrest in the political landscape, US Assistant Secretary at the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu...
Costly rental power plants keep getting extensions, even in the era of surplus capacity
UNB, Dhaka : Despite demand being nearly half of electricity generation capacity, the government continues to extend the tenure of costly rental power plants. The...
BNP, like-minded parties to enforce 5th spell of 48-hour blockade from Wednesday
UNB, Dhaka : After giving a pause for a day, the BNP and like-minded parties will again enforce a 48-hour countrywide road-rail-waterway blockade beginning from...
The ones bearing the brunt of blockades
UNB, Dhaka : The fast-evolving political situation since October 28 has plunged the country into misery. From Dhaka’s lower-income individuals to students, general people are...
Another bus burned in Narayanganj’s Adamjee EPZ area
UNB, Dhaka : Miscreants set another bus on fire at Adamjee EPZ area in Narayanganj as another countrywide 48-hour blockade enforced by BNP, Jamaat and...
48-hr blockade: Rickshaw-puller burnt in arson attack hospitalised
UNB, Dhaka : A 40-year-old rickshaw-puller, who sustained severe burn injuries in an arson attack on a bus on the eve of the latest 48-hour...
Another bus burned in Dhaka’s Mirpur during ongoing blockade
UNB, Dhaka : Miscreants this afternoon set another bus on fire in Mirpur 10 Circle of Dhaka as another countrywide 48-hour blockade enforced by BNP,...