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NCP's Nasiruddin Patwary alleges harassment at college festival, stages protest

Dhaka, Jan. 27 -- NCP leader Nasiruddin Patwary, a candidate of the Jamaat-e-Islami-led 10-party alliance in the Dhaka-8 constituency, has staged a sit-in protest after alleging that he was harassed a... Read More


Tribunal to rule on Abu Sayed murder case 'any day now'

Dhaka, Jan. 27 -- The prosecution and defence have concluded their arguments in a crimes against humanity case over the murder of Abu Sayed, the first martyr of the July 2024 Uprising, A verdict is ex... Read More


Tarique Rahman rally: BNP activists march through Mymensingh chanting slogans

Dhaka, Jan. 27 -- The air in Mymensingh city is filled with the chanting of marching BNP activists on their way to attend a mass campaign rally featuring party chief Tarique Rahman ahead of the 13th p... Read More


HC clears BNP's Sarwar Alamgir to contest Ctg-2 race

Dhaka, Jan. 27 -- The High Court has stayed the Election Commission's decision to reject the nomination papers of BNP candidate Sarwar Alamgir for the Chattogram-2 constituency in the upcoming 13th pa... Read More


Jamaat expels Barguna leader over controversial DUCSU remarks

Dhaka, Jan. 27 -- Jamaat-e-Islami has expelled a party leader from Barguna after he described the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) as a "drug den and brothel". In a statement issued o... Read More


EC starts postal ballot distribution in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Jan. 27 -- The Election Commission (EC) says the distribution of postal ballots nationwide has officially begun. Speaking at the Nirbachan Bhaban on Monday, EC Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said ball... Read More


Dhaka-14 struggle and hopes: From tales of disappearance to mosque campaigns and 'Football' loyalties

Dhaka, Jan. 27 -- In Dhaka-14, the word that refuses to leave the air is "Goom" -- disappearance. Under the fallen Awami League government, one candidate was abducted and vanished; another lost his br... Read More


Tarique heads to Mymensingh for election rally after 22 years

Dhaka, Jan. 27 -- BNP chief Tarique Rahman has left Dhaka for Mymensingh to attend an election rally, marking his return to the district after more than two decades. His motorcade departed his Gulsha... Read More


Dhaka-Sylhet-Chattogram rail service resumes 8 hours after train derailment

Dhaka, Jan. 27 -- Rail services on the Dhaka-Sylhet and Dhaka-Chattogram routes have resumed after an almost eight-hour disruption due to the derailment of a train at Bhairab Bazar Railway Junction in... Read More


Will a 'Yes' vote deliver change? BRAC's Asif Saleh is sceptical

Dhaka, Jan. 27 -- As arrangements have been made to seek public approval for 84 major reforms through a single question in the upcoming referendum, Asif Saleh, executive director of BRAC, says he sees... Read More