AL ‘lost its pro-people image’
Leaders and activists from various levels of the ruling Awami League have voiced concerns that the party has strayed from its founding principles, urging a focus on devoted activists rather than infiltrators.
23 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Languishing in BCS LOOP
Imam Hossein had applied for the 41st Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) exams in November 2019, just months after completing his master’s from Jagannath University.
11 May 2024, 18:00 PM
A house of representatives!
With his son’s victory in Wednesday’s upazila chairman polls in Subarnachar, local Awami League lawmaker Ekramul Karim Chowdhury have further consolidated his grip on politics, said party insiders.
9 May 2024, 18:00 PM
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.
27 April 2024, 18:00 PM
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.
22 April 2024, 18:00 PM
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.
21 April 2024, 18:00 PM
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.
12 April 2024, 16:26 PM
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.
16 March 2024, 18:00 PM
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.
8 March 2024, 18:00 PM
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.
7 March 2024, 18:00 PM
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.
26 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Polls to Cumilla, Mymensigh Cities: Will a free-for-all contest further divide AL?
As predicted by many, tensions within the Awami League did escalate in the aftermath of the recently held parliamentary polls, where party nominated candidates faced strong opposition from their colleagues.
24 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Reserved Seats For Women: AL wants new faces in JS, not ex-MPs
The ruling Awami League is considering not picking former lawmakers for the women’s reserved seats in parliament to allow new faces in the Jatiya Sangsad, said party sources.
27 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Jatiya Sangsad: Lobbying intense for reserved seats
The reserved seats for women in the 12th national parliament are all up for grabs, and a large number of women – from former MPs to even movie stars – have been seeking a spot on the Awami League’s list of potential nominees.
23 January 2024, 18:00 PM
AL mulls taking ‘boat’ off local body polls
Against the backdrop of post-election infighting between the Awami League candidates and the “AL independents”, the ruling party is now actively considering not fielding candidates with the “boat” symbol in the upcoming local government polls, party insiders said.
18 January 2024, 18:00 PM
No deputies for ministers
In a departure from the way she formed her previous cabinets, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina this time chose not to appoint any state minister to a ministry where there is a minister and any minister to a ministry where there is a state minister.
13 January 2024, 18:00 PM
37-Member council of ministers: Nearly half of them businesspeople
Businesspeople continue to dominate the council of ministers as almost half of its new members are involved in business, according to their affidavits submitted to the Election Commission.
12 January 2024, 18:00 PM
‘King’s parties’ super flop
Four newly-formed ones couldn’t bag a single seat in national election
8 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Independents see off over a dozen heavyweights
Awami League President Sheikh Hasina’s strategy to make the election look competitive worked well, so much so that over a dozen heavyweights came tumbling down yesterday.
7 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Zahangir now a potential spoiler for 3 AL picks
He is not in the election race, and yet he has emerged as an “X-factor” in the polls to three parliamentary constituencies in Gazipur.
5 January 2024, 18:00 PM