Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- The Bangladesh government has decided to change the name of the Rapid Action Battalion, or RAB. The law-enforcing agency has regularly drawn criticism from the UN and different human... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- Home Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has admitted that there is some election-centric violence across Bangladesh, but claims that the level of violence is not increasing. The home ad... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- The High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the candidacy of MA Quayum, who is contesting in the parliamentary polls on the BNP ticket from the Dhaka-11 constituency. The ben... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- At least three people have suffered injuries following a clash among supporters of rival candidates in the Dhaka-12 constituency. The wounded, who are currently receiving treatment a... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- Field-level officials of the Election Commission (EC) have lodged 176 cases and imposed fines totalling Tk 1.83 million for violations of the electoral code of conduct in the run-up t... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- Dock workers and terminal staff have continued their work stoppage for a third consecutive day to protest the handover of the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to the UAE-based fir... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- A medical technologist has died after a speeding truck ran him over in Panchagarh. The accident took place at 9:30pm on Sunday in front of Pakuritala Madina Cold Storage on the Debig... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- Voters in Dhaka-8 believe the contest between BNP leader Mirza Abbas and National Citizen Party (NCP) candidate Nasiruddin Patwary may prove as uneven as their age gap. Many argue Ab... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- Police have said privately owned vehicles can be requisitioned for election-related operations, despite a 2019 High Court ruling that excluded personal cars from the list of requisiti... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) will requisition some 5,000 vehicles, including private cars, for election duties, according to officers. Despite a High Court ruling barring the ... Read More