Whose pen was mightier than sword
If there is one thing that Humayun Azad embodied, it was the secular ethos of an independent nation. Hence his life and works could be summed up as a man’s struggle against religious extremism.
Start central placement system for freshmen
The University Grants Commission has urged the public universities that are holding uniform admission tests to introduce a central placement system for students to universities and subjects of...
Govt to appoint administrator
The government will appoint an administrator at the helm of Cumilla City Corporation, as the Election Commission (EC) will not be able to hold elections for the local government body in due time.
Pvt primary schools: 14,111 shut down during pandemic
Covid-19 has taken a heavy toll on privately run primary schools, resulting in permanent closure of 14,111 of the institutions just in one year as they failed to bear the operational costs, says a...
Voter list update begins on May 20
The Election Commission (EC) will start updating the voter list from May 20 and this would be the last registration of prospective voters before the 12th parliamentary election.
Roaring nation and the slogans
No uprising is imaginable without slogans -- be it in our country or elsewhere in the world.
Ramna temple massacre: Dawn shadowed by dark forces
The situation in and around the Ramna Kali Mandir and Ma Anandamoyee Ashram near the Dhaka University campus was frightfully unnerving.
Don’t go for EVM without consensus
The Election Commission should refrain from using electronic voting machines in polls unless there is consensus regarding the use of the technology, eminent citizens said yesterday.
Election commission: Second round of talks today
The Election Commission is all set to host its second round of talks this morning.
A quiet champion of democracy
He played a pivotal role at the crucial juncture in the country’s history, resolutely steering the nation’s transition to parliamentary democracy from an autocratic rule.