Bangladesh Vision 2021

• 2010: 100 percent net student enrolment at primary level
• 2011: Supply of pure drinking water for the entire population.
• 2012: Self-sufficiency in food. Read more

Anti Corruption Commission chief prosecutor Mukul quits

The Anti-Corruption Commission’s (ACC) Chief Special Public Prosecutor (CSPP) ABM Sharfuddin Khan Mukul yesterday resigned on “personal” grounds.

Mukul told The Daily Star that he submitted his resignation letter to the ACC chairman at noon. Read more

Fate of 3 MPs-elect hangs in the balance

The Supreme Court’s (SC) verdict and Bangladesh Bank’s (BB) probe report will decide the fate of three MPs-elect as two of them contested Monday’s national election following an interim SC order and the other is an alleged loan defaulter.

The lawmakers-elect might lose membership of parliament if the court verdict and probe report go against them, electoral experts said referring to electoral laws. Read more

25 small parties get 2pc votes in total

Twenty-five small political parties that fielded 716 candidates in the December 29 parliamentary election bagged only 2.38 percent of the total votes.

However, the 148 independent candidates in the polls got 2.95 percent of the total votes while four of them won parliamentary seats. Read more

The Spirit of Bangladesh

Congratulations to all Bangladeshis for successfully holding one of the most fair and peaceful elections in South Asia. People have spoken loud and clear by choosing the Awami League alliance to serve the country. This is as much a victory of the peaceful execution of democracy, as it is of Sheikh Hasina whose alliance party won a landslide. Read more