20 former ministers, MPs and officials in custody vote by postal ballot

Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- Twenty former ministers, MPs, senior officials and journalists currently in custody have cast their votes in the national election through postal ballots. Forty such inmates had regi... Read More

Drone cameras to be used to monitor law and order situation on election day

Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- The Bangladesh Air Force, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) will monitor the law-and-order situation using drone cameras during the 13th parliamentary ele... Read More

'Five deaths linked to polls, not 15': CAO disputes TIB report on election violence

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- The Chief Advisor's Office (CAO) says the figures cited in a recent report by Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on election-related killings require careful verification and... Read More

Energy Advisor Fouzul says final decisions on power, energy sector graft left to next government

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- Energy Advisor Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan has said the interim government has sent documents and information on corruption in the power and energy sector to the relevant authorities, ... Read More

Yunus administration moves to scrap 24,000 'politically motivated' cases of Hasina regime

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- In a sweeping legal reset, the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus has recommended the withdrawal of nearly 24,000 cases it describes as "politically motivated", filed against op... Read More

Bangladesh seeks UN support in investigation into Hadi's killing

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- The government has sought the cooperation of the United Nations Human Rights Office to ensure a fair investigation and justice in the killing of Sharif Osman bin Hadi. The Chief Advi... Read More

Bangladesh's interim govt publishes book setting out reform initiatives

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- The interim government has published a book detailing the legal, institutional and administrative reforms it says it has undertaken since taking office in August 2024. In a statement... Read More

EC halts PASA observer cards, says probe into NGO's capacity continues

Dhaka, Feb. 7 -- The Election Commission has suspended its decision to distribute more than 10,000 observer cards to a local NGO named People's Association for Social Advancement (PASA). Deputy Press... Read More

65 injured in Inqilab Moncho clashes treated at DMCH, one admitted

Dhaka, Feb. 7 -- At least 65 people have received treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital after the Inqilab Moncho members demanding justice for Sharif Osman bin Hadi's murder clashed with police.... Read More

Low turnout expected as only 7% of inmates opt for postal voting before Feb 12 polls

Dhaka, Feb. 6 -- Only about seven percent of inmates in the country's prisons have shown interest in voting by postal ballot in the upcoming election. According to data from the Prisons Department, 5... Read More

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