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DHAKA : A total of 157,798 expatriate ballots cast through the "Postal Vote BD" mobile app for the 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) election and referendum have so far reached Bangladesh. At the same time, 461,604 expatriate voters have already...

DHAKA : The Election Commission (EC) has sent postal ballots to 518,603 voters across the country who registered through the “Postal Vote BD” app to cast their votes in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad election and referendum. Salim Ahmad Khan, Team...

DHAKA : Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has taken extensive security measures ahead of the upcoming 13th National Parliament Election and the Referendum, deploying more than 37,000 members across the country to ensure a peaceful, free and fair voting environment. BGB...

DHAKA : At least 16 countries have accepted Bangladesh's invitation to send a total of 57 election observers for the country's 13th general election and the referendum on the July Charter, both scheduled to be held concurrently on February...

PATUAKHALI : Election Commissioner Brig. Gen. (Retd) Abul Fazal Md. Sanaullah today said government officials and employees will not be allowed to campaign in favor of 'Yes' or 'No' in the upcoming referendum. "However, they are permitted to inform the...

DHAKA : The interim government this week noted tangible progress in streamlining investment and trade processes, citing improved inter-agency coordination and faster decision-making as key drivers of economic competitiveness. The updates were presented at the 7th meeting of the Investment...

DHAKA : Bangladesh has been elected as the Vice-Chair of the UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) for the year 2026. The election of the five-member bureau of the PBC was held at the UN Headquarters in New York on Thursday, according...

DHAKA : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has said that the repatriation of more than one million Rohingyas to their homeland in Myanmar’s Rakhine State remains the only viable and sustainable solution to the crisis. He urged the UN refugee...

DHAKA : The Commonwealth and the European Union (EU) are among the leading international organizations set to deploy large teams of election observers for Bangladesh's upcoming general election and the referendum, scheduled for February 12. The Chief Adviser's Press Wing...

DHAKA : Envoys from Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands has expressed support for Bangladesh's Prevention and Suppression of Human Trafficking and Smuggling of Migrants Ordinance 2025. The envoys expressed the support for the ordinance at a meeting...