Will Speaker do the right thing?
Journey of the country's parliamentary democracy began with an astounding record of lawmakers losing their seats.
8 July 2015, 18:00 PM
The perils of prosecution
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha has hit the nail on the head.
6 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Rise of a parallel judiciary?
Running mobile courts through the executive magistrates has become an effective tool for the administration officials to gradually
23 June 2015, 18:00 PM
From History's Golden Chapter
It was a shivering cold morning on January 10, 1972. Braving the chill, thousands lined the eight-mile route from Delhi's Parade
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM
News Analysis: Political enmity beyond borders
While her party men were staging demonstration against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit in London, BNP chief Khaleda Zia in Dhaka on Monday invited Hasina to attend an iftar party she will host in honour of the country's political leaders.
17 June 2015, 11:57 AM
BNP leader Khaleda Zia’s change of heart on India
Within a week of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has made a U-turn on her recent stance on India after realising that she could cut no ice with Modi, BNP insiders said.
15 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Khaleda follows in BNP founder Ziaur Rahman’s footsteps
Is Khaleda Zia doing politics going against the philosophy and ideals of BNP founder General Ziaur Rahman by forging and maintaining electoral alliance with the anti-liberation and fundamentalist force Jamaat-e-Islami?
14 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh’s politics changes for ruling Awami League
The ruling Awami League seems to have become dependent on the strategy of its main opponent, the BNP, to carry out its own political activities.
10 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Democracy begins within party
Khaleda Zia seems worried about the present state of democracy in the country. On Sunday she told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that "there is no democracy in Bangladesh" and sought his assistance for the restoration of democracy.
8 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Change in the air
Bangladesh and India are set to redraw their maps through swapping territories and people between them amid a wind of change blowing in their politics, 41 years after the 1974 Indira Gandhi-Sheikh Mujibur Rahman historic pact.
5 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Be HAPPY, admin!
In an effort to keep government employees happy, the finance minister yesterday announced a few proposals in addition to a new pay scale for them from next month.
4 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Has BNP forgotten its anti-India past?
BNP spokesperson Asaduzzaman Ripon's claim that their party has never done anti-Indian politics is a complete denial of the truth.
31 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Of 'generally immoral' character
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha deserves kudos for his timely remarks against a draconian provision of the Evidence Act of 1872,
30 May 2015, 18:00 PM
143-year-old law which allows rape accused to question victims’ character needs change
The Law Commission wants the repeal of a draconian provision of the Evidence Act of 1872, which permits a man accused of rape to
27 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Should fortune-seekers be punished?
In 2012 the Parliament criminalised human trafficking by enacting the Prevention and Suppression of Human Trafficking Act.
26 May 2015, 18:00 PM
EC is not a postbox
As the chief election commissioner, Justice MA Aziz had once compared the Election Commission's task with that of a “postbox.”
2 May 2015, 18:00 PM
The same old face-off between AL and BNP in Dhaka, Chittagong city elections
Six million voters today get to decide the outcome of a high-voltage battle of ballots between the ruling Awami League and its archrival BNP, as Dhaka and Chittagong city corporations go to polls.
27 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Can Khaleda become game changer?
Khaleda Zia is in the spotlight now! It largely depends on her whether or not the upcoming elections to three city corporations will be
23 March 2015, 18:00 PM
40 Years of Public Administration and Governance in Bangladesh
EXPERTS in an authoritative book explores many aspects of the bureaucracy and offers food for thoughts to address the crisis in the administration.
8 March 2015, 18:00 PM
No light at the end of tunnel
Nothing has been able to break the ongoing political deadlock.
5 March 2015, 22:04 PM