Polling time, booths likely to increase
Upon receiving the government’s directive to hold a referendum alongside the upcoming 13th national election, the Election Commission has begun exploring measures to ensure both votes run smoothly.
23 November 2025, 18:37 PM
Friday’s jolt lays bare Dhaka’s fragility
Experts warned that far greater losses await if the authorities fail to act now
22 November 2025, 18:17 PM
EC talks / BNP wants returning officers from commission, not the admin
Jamaat questions reshuffles in police, admin; NCP says candidates must not use alliance partner’s symbols
19 November 2025, 18:24 PM
EC bans posters, drones in campaigns
The Election Commission has introduced a comprehensive code of conduct that bans the use of posters and sets clear guidelines for the use of social media during election campaigns.
11 November 2025, 18:00 PM
67% of polling stations ‘risky’
Nearly two-thirds of polling centres for the upcoming national election have been classified as “risky,” a sharp rise from the 2024 polls, when only about 25 percent of centres were deemed risky.
9 November 2025, 21:17 PM
No end in sight to charter deadlock
BNP bins Jamaat’s call for dialogue, says it’ll respond only to chief adviser's invite
8 November 2025, 18:08 PM
Jamaat sets sights on voters beyond borders
Despite uncertainty over how effective the Election Commission’s costly initiative to bring expatriate Bangladeshis into the voting process will be, Jamaat-e-Islami has been actively working to woo this voter base.
1 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Tug-of-war over water lily continues
EC cites emblem rules; NCP warns it won’t join polls without desired symbol
22 October 2025, 18:19 PM
34 office assistants being recruited flouting rules
The authorities of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College are going to recruit 34 office assistants, violating the recruitment guidelines for this post.
20 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Gazipur fire: Relatives fearing the worst as victims battle for life
With tears in her eyes, Noorjahan was looking towards the hospital’s ward. Kamala Khatoon, her mother, was fighting for her life at the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery
14 March 2024, 11:46 AM
A day to be cherished forever
Students recognised for their outstanding results in O- and A-level exams were buzzing with excitement yesterday. They said they wanted to become decent human beings and work for the country.
24 February 2024, 18:00 PM
45 percent women malnourished
Nearly half of the country’s women suffer from malnutrition, with the majority of them being overweight, according to a recent study.
16 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Bangalee students in ‘tribal’ quota
Seven Bangalee students have been selected under the “tribal” quota in the recent MBBS admission test, raising eyebrows and concerns about irregularities.
13 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Microplastics are everywhere
Microplastic particles are accumulating in riverbed sediments that entered Bangladesh through India’s Ganges river, reveals a recent study published in Elsevier’s ecotoxicology and environmental safety journal.
29 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Shishu Hospital seeing an uptick of pneumonia patients
Children and elderly are mostly flocking to the hospitals to get treatment for winter-related diseases like pneumonia, asthma and diarrhoea.
16 January 2024, 18:00 PM
United Medical College: No licence, yet hospital running for about a year
The United Medical College Hospital in Dhaka’s Satarkul, where a five-year-old child was given anaesthetic for a circumcision procedure on December 31, has been operating for about a year without registration.
11 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Covid cases creep up
The Covid-19 infection rate has been on a sudden rise in the country over the past few days but the reason is yet to be confirmed.
3 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Threat of Nipah virus looms large
In winter, people love to indulge in the season’s delicacies, raw date juice being one of those.
28 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Pneumonia Surge: Shishu Hospital overwhelmed by patients
With an oxygen mask on and a cannula attached to one hand, three-year-old Farhana Akhtar was lying in her bed in the pneumonia ward of Dhaka Shishu Hospital and Institute, still struggling to breathe.
23 December 2023, 18:00 PM