10 of Bangladesh’s 18 presidents did not complete their terms in office
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Shahabuddin’s resignation adds another chapter to a presidency repeatedly disrupted by assassinations, coups and political upheaval
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Can Nazrul remain a lawmaker?
23 July 2026, 00:00 AM
The expulsion of Satkhira-4 lawmaker Gazi Nazrul Islam from Jamaat-e-Islami has raised questions over whether he can retain his parliamentary seat.
23 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Explainer / What happens to Gazi Nazrul’s parliament seat after his expulsion from Jamaat?
22 July 2026, 20:05 PM
Experts differ on implications as EC prepares to examine the case
22 July 2026, 20:05 PM
News analysis / Yet another blow to the reform process
17 July 2026, 00:00 AM
The July uprising led to public expectation for lasting reforms, including constitutional changes, to strengthen Bangladesh’s democratic institutions. Many hoped that those united in the uprising would also unite to realise those aspirations.
17 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Constitutional reforms: Special JS committee formed, opposition walks out
14 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Uncertainty over constitutional reforms deepened yesterday as opposition MPs walked out in protest at the formation of a special parliamentary committee, insisting that the reforms be carried out through a council outlined in the July charter.
14 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Two contrasting models: France and Morocco show how migration is reshaping modern global football
10 July 2026, 11:00 AM
France’s squad built on integration; Morocco’s success rooted in diaspora recruitment
10 July 2026, 11:00 AM
100 days of BNP government / Hope, crisis, and shadows of old habits complicate honeymoon period
27 May 2026, 11:37 AM
Running a country like Bangladesh is like riding a wild bull -- chaotic and unpredictable
27 May 2026, 11:37 AM
Analysis / The fall of India’s Left has been a slow, steady erosion
5 May 2026, 21:09 PM
Kerala defeat ends last stronghold
5 May 2026, 21:09 PM
Rise in Covid Cases: All local body polls postponed
The Election Commission yesterday postponed all elections, including the first phase of union parishad and sixth phase of municipality polls, due to a steep rise in coronavirus infections.
1 April 2021, 18:00 PM
33pc Positions for Women: Major parties not there yet
All major political parties have failed to meet the 2020 deadline of reserving at least 33 percent of all committee positions at local and national levels for women while the Election Commission is doing nothing about it.
8 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Polls to 230 Municipalities: AL wins 80pc mayor posts
The ruling Awami League has won 80 percent mayoral posts in 230 municipality polls held so far in five phases.
1 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Fifth phase municipality polls today
Twenty nine municipalities in 20 districts go to polls today amid worries over violence and confusion among many voters about Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
27 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Colleges Under NU: Students protest exam deferral
Students across the country took to the streets demanding the continuation of ongoing and previously announced exams, protesting the authority’s decision to postpone ongoing exams.
25 February 2021, 18:00 PM
20 unives to hold uniform entry tests
Twenty public universities have decided to hold uniform admission tests, likely in June-July.
17 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Draft Education Act at Final Stage: Ban on guidebooks, corporal punishment
The education ministry is going to finalise the draft of the Education Act soon keeping a provision for imposing a ban on printing, publishing, and marketing notebooks and guidebooks.
16 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Appointment of CEC, ECs: No law in 49 long years
The country is yet to have a specific law for appointing chief election commissioner and election commissioners though there is a constitutional provision for enacting a law for their appointment.
14 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Municipality Polls Today: Many fear irregularities, violence
Fifty-five municipalities in 34 districts go to polls today amid worries over violence and confusion among many about being able to cast votes in a free and fair manner.
13 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Martyred Intellectuals: Govt finalises definition
Intellectuals who lost their lives at the hands of Pakistani army and their collaborators in the Liberation War will be defined as martyred intellectuals, according to a committee formed by the government.
10 February 2021, 18:00 PM
New EC Guideline: Controversial posts stay, pay rises too
The Election Commission has drafted a guideline for imparting training to polls-related officials, keeping in it controversial positions like “special speakers” and “course advisers” amid allegations of financial corruption through such posts.
10 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Elections to 4,300 union parishads could be delayed
Starting of staggered elections to over 4,300 union parishads (UP) might be delayed because of completion of final voter list and Ramadan.
4 February 2021, 18:00 PM
EVMs drew fewer voters than ballots
Voter turnout at municipalities that used Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were five percent lower than the turnout in municipalities that used ballot papers.
2 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Buet says no to uniform admission test
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology has decided not to join a cluster to hold a uniform admission test; rather it would enrol students through its own admission tests like previous years.
2 February 2021, 18:00 PM
From the archives: The last battlefield
Across the country, red-green flags were fluttering over buildings -- euphoria was in the air following the end of a nine-month-long bloody war.
30 January 2021, 18:00 PM
HSC, Equivalent: Stellar results in exams never held
A record-setting number of students got GPA 5 in last year’s HSC, thanks to the lack of actual exams and the results being reflections of each student’s grades in public exams held before the pandemic.
30 January 2021, 18:00 PM
HSC, equivalent results 2020: GPA 5 galore
A total of 1,61,807 students achieved GPA 5, the maximum grade point average, in Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent results for 2020, over 3 times more than that of the previous year.
30 January 2021, 12:47 PM
Election today in 62 more municipalities
A total of 62 municipalities would go to polls today amid worries of violence.
29 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Partial Resumption of Classes: Schools, colleges asked to prepare
Only the 10th and 12th graders have to attend classes in person every day while other secondary school and college students may visit their classrooms once a week when their educational institutions reopen during the pandemic.
24 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Education During Pandemic: Digital divide wreaks damage
Distance learning programmes through television, radio and internet, adopted after the school closure due to Covid-19, remain by and large ineffective, finds a study.
19 January 2021, 18:00 PM