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Tarique visits hospitalised Rizvi on eve of election

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Wednesday night visited Square Hospital in the capital to enquire about the health of his party's Senior Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir R... Read More


'World Cup boycott was govt's decision, I remain firm on this': Asif Nazrul

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Youth and Sports Adviser Dr. Asif Nazrul has clarified that the decision for Bangladesh not to play the World Cup matches in India was taken solely by the government due to security ... Read More


Bangladesh must deliver 'genuinely fair, safe, inclusive' polls: UN experts

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- UN experts on Wednesday said that the interim government must deliver an election and referendum that is 'genuinely free, fair, safe and inclusive,' grounded in respect for the human... Read More


Tarique Rahman confident of BNP's win in landmark election

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- After almost two decades in self-exile, Tarique Rahman, Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, is expecting victory in Thursday's election following a change in regime that fo... Read More


Earth's core may hide dozens of oceans of hydrogen

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- The oceans are the largest entity on Earth's surface. All that blue, however, may be dwarfed by an immense reservoir of hydrogen concealed in the planet's heart. Experiments indicate... Read More


EC to take strict action if evidence of vote buying is found

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday said it will take strict action if evidence of vote buying is found anywhere in the country. A political party has alleged that vote buying is ... Read More


4-day holiday begins as Bangladesh gears up for election

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- day holiday began on Wednesday as Bangladesh prepares for the 13th Parliamentary Election and the referendum scheduled for Feb 12. The two-day government-declared general holiday on... Read More


BNP leaders confident of massive victory, hope to form govt after 19 years

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- BNP is confident of a massive victory and forming the next government with a clear majority after being out of power for more than 19 years, as the party enters the battle of ballots... Read More


2 sentenced for illegal entry in Mirpur polling centre aided by Jamaat leader's wife

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- A mobile court on Wednesday sentenced two agents of the 'scale symbol' to two years of rigorous imprisonment for illegally entering a polling centre and trying to influence voting in... Read More


Bangladesh heads to polls Thursday; a historic turning point

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- In what is being hailed as the country's most significant democratic exercise in decades, Bangladesh is set to hold its 13th parliamentary election on Thursday. People are going to ... Read More