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EC bans phones within 400 metres of yards of polling centres

Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- The Election Commission has banned mobile phones within 400 yards of polling centres during the national election and referendum on Feb 12. Senior Assistant Secretary Md Shahidul Isl... Read More


Jagannath University female student found dead in Dhaka mess

Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- Police have recovered the body of a first-year Jagannath University student from a mess in Old Dhaka's Sutrapur. The dead, Rakiba Islam, was a 2024-25 Islamic history and culture stu... Read More


Mother, infant daughter die in Natore fire

Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- A woman and her 1-year-old daughter have died after a fire ripped through their home in Natore's Gurudaspur. The blaze broke out around 4 am on Monday in Jhaupara, according to Gurud... Read More


Bangladesh, Japan sign MoU to boost environmental cooperation

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- Bangladesh and Japan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen bilateral cooperation on environmental protection and sustainable development. The MoU was signed in Toky... Read More


Election campaign ends on Tuesday morning

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- Electioneering by contesting candidates in the 13th National Parliament Election and Referendum, scheduled for February 12, will conclude at 7:30 am on Tuesday, exactly 48 hours befor... Read More


Man killed in Dinajpur road crash

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- A 40-year-old man was killed and another person injured when a covered van hit a stationary truck from behind on Dinajpur-Gobindaganj regional highway in Ghoraghat upazila of Dinajpur... Read More


JS polls: 2,034 candidates to contest

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- A total of 2,034 candidates are contesting in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) Election and Referendum scheduled for February 12. Md Saiful Islam, director (Operations) ... Read More


National polls: Army, law enforcement agencies deployed from today

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- Members of the army and other law enforcement agencies are being deployed across the country from Sunday (today) ahead of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad Election and Referendum scheduled for... Read More


Tarique pledges to restore 'BDR' name

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- Tarique Rahman has said the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will restore the name of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) should the party return to power. On Saturday, he said the BNP pla... Read More


BRAC Bank hosts BRAC Kumon Book Fair for co-workers' children

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- BRAC Bank hosted a two-day "BRAC Kumon Book Fair" at its Head Office to support the intellectual growth of its co-workers' children and encourage consistent study habits, according to... Read More