Poor turnout in city polls an ominous sign: JOF
Jatiya Oikya Front on Tuesday said that the poor turnout in the February 1 elections to two cities in Dhaka was an ominous sign for the nation and the country.
Grassroots leaders blame BNP bigwigs for hartal failure
Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s mid and grassroots level leaders blamed its senior leaders for their failure to stage street agitation during Sunday’s hartal in Dhaka.
CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK Another Wuhan-returnee Hospitalised
Another Bangladeshi national, who was kept at the quarantine unit at Ashkona hajj camp after returning from China’s Wuhan, was shifted to Kurmitola General Hospital ..
City gridlocks persist despite promises
Both the city corporations of Dhaka have failed to ease traffic congestions and bring back order on the roads in the capital after getting these responsibilities years ago.
Dhaka-Tokyo air service deal revised
Bangladesh has revised its air service agreement with Japan increasing the weekly flight frequency from two to seven and dropping the third-country restriction on the Dhaka–Tokyo route.
Elites from divergent arenas now united for gains
Elites from the country’s political, business and bureaucratic arenas, leaving their distinct identities, have become united to secure rent-seeking opportunities ..
More Bangladeshis want to return from China
The eight Bangladeshis who were hospitalised after returning to Dhaka from Wuhan on Saturday were not infected with coronavirus, said the Institute of Epidemiology,..
SSC, equivalent exams begin
The Secondary School Certificate and its equivalent examinations for the 2020 academic year under 10 education boards began across Bangladesh on Monday.
Low turnout marks apathy to politics
Governance and election experts said that the continued low turnouts in elections, largely caused by the failure to make the political institutions effective and strong, ...
Ekushey book fair opens Many publishers yet to prepare stalls
The month-long Ekushey book fair 2020 commenced on the Bangla Academy premises and at Suhrawardy Udyan on Sunday while many publishers were..
