No EVM in upcoming elections: Badiul Alam
No EVM in upcoming elections: Badiul Alam

Electoral System Reform Commission head Dr Badiul Alam Majumder is quite sure that there will be no use of EVM [Electronic Voting Machine] in the upcoming elections. It can be said with certainty that EVMs will not be used in the next elections, he said, adding: EVMs are very weak device and...

High Court voids 15th amendment, restores caretaker government system
High Court voids 15th amendment, restores caretaker government system

The High Court has declared the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which abolished the caretaker government system, invalid. A bench consisting of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Debasish Roy Chowdhury delivered the verdict at 10:52 AM on Tuesday. In its ruling, the court stated that the...

'Be patient, just for a little while'
'Be patient, just for a little while'

One of my neighbor-nephews, in his early thirties, has always been well-regarded in the community. Known as a good boy since childhood, he excelled academically, consistently ranking first or second from primary school through university. A few years ago, he secured a respectable position in a...