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EC bars 'unauthorised outsiders' from constituencies from Feb 10-13

Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- The Election Commission (EC) has announced that no one, aside from voters and authorised personnel, will be allowed to stay in parliamentary constituencies from the morning of Feb 10 ... Read More


'Give us the chance to rebuild the country,' Tarique Rahman says at Banani rally

Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Tarique Rahman has called on voters to deliver a "people's verdict" to rebuild the country and change the lives of its citizens. Speaking at ... Read More


Ex-Army chief Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan calls for RAB, DGFI to be dissolved

Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- Former Bangladesh Army chief Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan has called for the dissolution of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), accusing... Read More


Tarique attends back-to-back rallies as BNP launches Dhaka campaign

Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- On the first day of his election campaign in Dhaka, Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairman Tarique Rahman has sought votes for the "sheaf of paddy" and the "spade" symbols. At a rally... Read More


Next government faces task of stabilising economy amid inflation, confidence slump

Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- In barely a week, a newly elected government will assume office in a transformed Bangladesh -- burdened by intense public expectation and an economy on the edge. While challenges loom... Read More


No security threats surrounding general election, says DMP chief Sazzat

Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner SM Sazzat Ali says there are no threats of violence surrounding the upcoming 13th parliamentary election. Speaking at a media briefing on... Read More


Pickup van driver, assistant die in Munshiganj road accident

Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- A pickup van driver and his assistant have died after another vehicle crashed into it in Munshiganj's Sreenagar Upazila. The accident occurred around 2am on Monday on the Nimtala Und... Read More


Interim government backs out of NCT deal, strike withdrawn

Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- The indefinite strike called by the Chittagong Port Protection Struggle Council has been suspended after the interim government announced it would not proceed with handing over operat... Read More


655 judicial magistrates deployed for speedy justice surrounding election

Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- The government has appointed 655 judges as judicial magistrates for deployment across Bangladesh to ensure swift justice for various offences surrounding the 13th parliamentary electi... Read More


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