Ashik Abdullah Apu

Reporter, Print/Digital, The Daily Star

Shop rent Tk 3 lakh, but govt gets just Tk 22,000

A probe has found massive irregularities in the rental of shops at nine markets of the National Sports Council (NSC), including a case where the government receives as little as Tk 22,000 in monthly rent while as much as Tk 3 lakh is being collected from the tenant. 

1w ago

Registration deadline: NCP to seek 2-month extension from EC

The newly formed National Citizen Party will formally request the Election Commission to extend the registration deadline for political parties by two months, as the party is unlikely to meet the registration requirements by April 20.

1w ago

NCP to push for reforms, ban on AL

The National Citizen Party (NCP) is set to launch a series of programmes this month, centring on three key demands -- the trial of the Awami League for the July killings, governance reforms, and an election to the constituent assembly, according to party insiders.

2w ago

NCP gears up for EC registration

The National Citizen Party (NCP) is now taking preparations to form district and upazila-level organisational units to meet the Election Commission’s registration criteria ahead of the upcoming polls.

3w ago

NCP pushes for grassroots support amid Eid holiday

Key leaders of the recently launched National Citizen Party (NCP) are actively engaging in mass contact in their respective areas, capitalising on the Eid-ul-Fitr vacation.

3w ago

July uprising: Nagorik Committee, student body to be revamped

The two platforms became largely inactive after they floated their political party -- National Citizen Party (NCP) and student body Democratic Student Council

1m ago

A mixed bag in NCP convening committee

The recently formed National Citizen Party (NCP) has announced a 217-member convening committee, incorporating individuals from diverse backgrounds.

1m ago

NCP to finalise charter, organogram soon

After the official launch of their party National Citizen Party, the young leaders who were at the forefront of the July uprising are now focusing on finalising the party’s organogram, slogan, declaration and charter.

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November 26, 2024
November 26, 2024

Students to launch political party by next February

Anti-Discrimination Student Movement and Jatiya Nagorik Committee will jointly lead the process

October 18, 2024
October 18, 2024

3,500 posts to be filled, most in a decade

The government has drafted a list of around 3,500 cadre posts to be filled through the 47th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination. The number may increase, making it the largest BCS circular in the last 11 cycles, confirmed sources at the Chief Adviser’s Office and the Public Service Commission.

October 13, 2024
October 13, 2024

'People want a party helmed by the youth'

Say student coordinators after nationwide discussions

October 10, 2024
October 10, 2024

Frustration mounts over gazette delay

The public administration ministry is yet to publish the gazette notification of the 43rd BCS, even nine months after the Public Service Commission (PSC) recommended the appointment of 2,805 candidates, causing frustration among the aspirants.

September 30, 2024
September 30, 2024

Buet authorities’ notice: Students cannot join any political party, other orgs

Buet authorities have announced that students cannot be members of any political organisation, be it on campus or outside. 

September 27, 2024
September 27, 2024

Government jobs: Stalled recruitment tests vex jobseekers

Several recruitment tests for different government posts, including the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations, have been postponed since mid-July, causing concerns among the jobseekers already frustrated by a backlog of tests.

August 7, 2024
August 7, 2024

AL stares at a ‘political death’

Trumpeted as a champion of democracy over the last 15 years by her party colleagues and followers, Sheikh Hasina, 77, has become a pariah overnight.

June 24, 2024
June 24, 2024

AL ‘lost its pro-people image’

Leaders and activists from various levels of the ruling Awami League have voiced concerns that the party has strayed from its founding principles, urging a focus on devoted activists rather than infiltrators.

May 12, 2024
May 12, 2024

Languishing in BCS LOOP

Imam Hossein had applied for the 41st Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) exams in November 2019, just months after completing his master’s from Jagannath University.

May 10, 2024
May 10, 2024

A house of representatives!

With his son’s victory in Wednesday’s upazila chairman polls in Subarnachar, local Awami League lawmaker Ekramul Karim Chowdhury have further consolidated his grip on politics, said party insiders.