NCP almost ready to seek registration with EC
With just six days left before the Election Commission’s registration deadline, the National Citizen Party has nearly completed its preparations for application submission.
16 June 2025, 18:33 PM
Shop rent Tk 3 lakh, but govt gets just Tk 22,000
A probe has found massive irregularities in the rental of shops at nine markets of the National Sports Council (NSC), including a case where the government receives as little as Tk 22,000 in monthly rent while as much as Tk 3 lakh is being collected from the tenant.
17 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Registration deadline: NCP to seek 2-month extension from EC
The newly formed National Citizen Party will formally request the Election Commission to extend the registration deadline for political parties by two months, as the party is unlikely to meet the registration requirements by April 20.
11 April 2025, 19:15 PM
NCP to push for reforms, ban on AL
The National Citizen Party (NCP) is set to launch a series of programmes this month, centring on three key demands -- the trial of the Awami League for the July killings, governance reforms, and an election to the constituent assembly, according to party insiders.
4 April 2025, 21:17 PM
NCP gears up for EC registration
The National Citizen Party (NCP) is now taking preparations to form district and upazila-level organisational units to meet the Election Commission’s registration criteria ahead of the upcoming polls.
2 April 2025, 20:03 PM
NCP pushes for grassroots support amid Eid holiday
Key leaders of the recently launched National Citizen Party (NCP) are actively engaging in mass contact in their respective areas, capitalising on the Eid-ul-Fitr vacation.
28 March 2025, 18:40 PM
July uprising: Nagorik Committee, student body to be revamped
The two platforms became largely inactive after they floated their political party -- National Citizen Party (NCP) and student body Democratic Student Council
21 March 2025, 19:00 PM
A mixed bag in NCP convening committee
The recently formed National Citizen Party (NCP) has announced a 217-member convening committee, incorporating individuals from diverse backgrounds.
2 March 2025, 18:00 PM
BCL central committee: Expanding way beyond rule
The organisational charter clearly states that the central executive committee of Bangladesh Chhatra League can have a maximum of 301 members, but now it has around 700.
6 September 2022, 02:30 AM
AL ranks irked over hike in fuel prices
On Sunday noon, Awami League Presidium Member Kazi Zafarullah did something unusual -- he ditched his SUV, hid his face behind a mask and got on a bus in front of Purabi cinema hall in the city’s Pallabi.
9 August 2022, 02:00 AM
Chotomoni Nibash: A home made of love
Lovely Parvez was in a bit hurry to get little Khadiza ready for her medical check-up at Chotomoni Nibash, a government-run children’s home in the capital’s Azimpur.
2 August 2022, 18:00 PM
The one who pledged to keep fighting
In April this year, Dhaka University student Mohiuddin Roni started a hunger strike for his six-point demand, including the modernisation of the university’s medical centre, after not being satisfied with its facilities.
25 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Roni calls off protest for now
Dhaka University student Mohiuddin Roni last night postponed his protest against mismanagement and corruption in the country’s railway system, for the time being as the authorities concerned assured him of meeting his demands.
25 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Ashrayan Project -2: ‘I’ll invite the PM to our home!’
“I am Sheikh Hasina’s Jannat!”
20 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Panchagarh, Magura set to become first “zero-homeless” districts
With the handover of more than 26,229 houses to homeless people of five districts of the country, the government is set to declare Panchagarh and Magura as the first “zero-landless” or “zero-homeless” districts of the country.
19 July 2022, 08:54 AM
Lawmakers turn lawbreakers
They are lawmakers. Yet they took the law into their own hands.
17 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Iconic TSC soon to be erased
In the wake of Dhaka University’s birth centenary in 2021, the decision to bulldoze its historical Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) and replace it with a multi-storied structure shocked students, alumni, and residents of Dhaka.
21 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Pro-BNP teachers not contesting in Duta polls
Election to the executive committee of Dhaka University Teachers’ Association (Duta) will be held on December 30, with the pro-BNP “white panel” not contesting.
18 December 2020, 18:00 PM
DU Faculties of Social Science, Fine Arts: Scrapping of separate entry tests may complicate things
Complications may arise in evaluating subject-based skill and choosing eligible students if Dhaka University authorities approve the Deans’ Committee’s recent decision to abolish separate admission tests for Social Science and Fine Arts faculties, some academics opined.
11 November 2020, 18:00 PM
DU plans life after reopening
As possible ways out of a shutdown-induced session jam, the authorities of Dhaka University are mulling over various measures, including merging two semesters into one, taking extra classes, and cutting public holidays.
6 October 2020, 18:00 PM
99th Anniversary of DU: Academic quality falls behind amid political influence
Bangladesh’s oldest and largest university, one that is closely interconnected with the country’s history, its politics and liberation -- University of Dhaka -- turns 99 today.
30 June 2020, 18:00 PM
No budget talk at DU senate session
Dhaka University’s annual senate session is going to be held tomorrow, but the university’s annual budget is not ready yet.
12 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Fear trumps family ties
Sudhangshu Kumar Saha, a deputy commissioner of taxes, passed away from Covid-19 recently. Tragically, his cremation could not be completed at his village home, nor did his wife and children bid him farewell.
9 June 2020, 18:00 PM
DU halts Covid-19 testing at its labs
Dhaka University authorities yesterday stopped coronavirus testing facilities at its laboratories.
1 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Looming Session Jam: DU considering holiday cuts
Dhaka University authorities are considering cutting holidays to prevent a looming session jam and make up for academic losses caused by the ongoing indefinite closure of the institution over the coronavirus outbreak.
9 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Iftar gatherings that once were
What was once one of the most happening, liveliest places in the city, full of youth, life, and culture, now remains almost deserted amid the
3 May 2020, 18:00 PM
DGHS asks DU to be ready to test Covid-19
A month after writing to the health ministry stating their capacity to run coronavirus tests, Dhaka University authorities heard back from the authorities yesterday.
27 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Coronavirus : Students at DU dorms worried
Room-1013 of Shaheed Sergeant Zahurul Haq Hall at Dhaka University, a four-bed room, is home to some 30 students, mostly freshers and sophomores; many crowd on the beds every night, while some have to take the floor.
13 March 2020, 18:00 PM