Column by Mahfuz Anam: Is Awami League heading towards a Pyrrhic victory?
As an ageing freedom fighter, I often reminisce about those glorious days of 1971 and how fortunate we had been to participate in our freedom ...
JP headed for yet another split?
Jatiya Party, the main opposition party in parliament, is facing another split centering the conflict between its Chairman GM Quader and Chief Patron Raushan Ershad ...
30 parties to join Jan 7 polls: EC
Candidates from 30 out 44 registered political parties have submitted nomination papers for the January 7 national election. Total 2,741 candidates submitted nomination papers for the ...
Nomination submission deadline won’t be extended: EC
Election Commission Secretary Jahangir Alam today said the nomination form submission deadline for the upcoming polls will not be extended. The deadline for the submission of ...
BNP expels Shahjahan over AL nomination
BNP today expelled Barrister Shahjahan Omar for violating party discipline by opting to contest the polls with Awami League ticket. Mohammad Shahjahan Omar has been expelled ...
BNP leader Shajahan to contest polls with AL ticket
*BNP Vice Chairman Shahjahan Omar today said he has resigned from the party and gotten nomination from the ruling Awami League to contest the January ...
BNP leader Shajahan will contest polls with AL ticket
*BNP Vice Chairman Shahjahan Omar today said he has resigned from the party and gotten nomination from the ruling Awami League to contest the January ...
Cox’s Bazar Rail Station: A modern marvel awaits travellers
*The recently constructed Cox's Bazar rail station aims to attract more tourists to the country's renowned destination, the Cox's Bazar sea beach.* Designed to be a ...
Labour Issues: Govt, businesses play down prospects of US trade penalties
The government and business leaders have played down the significance of the diplomatic note from the Bangladesh embassy in Washington DC to the commerce ministry ...
Tax collection falls short of IMF loan condition
The government has fallen Tk 17,946 crore short of the revenue it was to collect in the form of taxes last fiscal year as per ...
Cyber Security Agency exists only in name
In December 2018, when the Digital Security Agency was formed under the Digital Security Act, it was hoped that the cybersecurity of important government sites ...
Raushan Ershad says she won’t participate in polls
Leader of the Opposition and JP Chief Patron Raushan Ershad today said she will not participate in the upcoming election. "I participated in the 2014 and ...
I am a class one student in politics: Shakib
People of Magura today gave Shakib Al Hasan a grand welcome during his first visit to the district since getting Awami Leagues' nomination to run ...
Gold hits all-time high of Tk 109,000 a bhori
The skyrocketing gold prices are all set to hit a new record as the Bangladesh Jewellers' Association (Bajus) has decided to sell a bhori of ...
AL won't accept change in polls schedule if deadline is crossed: Quader
*Awami League will not accept any change to the election schedule if it crosses the deadline set by the constitution, the party's General Secretary Obaidul ...
Deadline for tax return filing extended by two months
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) today extended the deadline today for the submission of income tax returns ( https://www.thedailystar.net/tech-startup/news/how-file-your-income-tax-online-3459721 ) for individual taxpayers by ...
Bangladesh may face trade penalties from US over labour issues
*The Bangladesh Embassy in Washington has sent a letter to the commerce ministry, saying the country could be a target of trade measures such as ...
More and more people now flocking to OMS trucks
Leaving his chicken shop to his salesman, Abul Kashem rushed to gate-1 of New Market around 11:00am yesterday to buy essentials from a mobile shop ...
3 Bangladeshis killed in Malaysia building collapse; 4 still missing
*Three Bangladeshi workers were killed in a building collapse in Malaysia's Penang area yesterday.* Rescuers are still searching for four missing workers believed to be pinned ...
Three firms spending Tk 1,000cr on first private submarine cable
Three local companies are spending about Tk 1,000 crore for the first private submarine cable that will connect Bangladesh with the outside world for data ...
Bangladeshi Sakib Jamal on Forbes 30 under 30 list
Bangladeshi born Sakib Jamal has been named ( https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2024/venture-capital ) in Forbes' prestigious 30 Under 30 list for 2024 in the North America region. This ...