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DHAKA : A meeting of officials of the Election Commission (EC) Secretariat and the Election Training Institute is underway to coordinate election activities for the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election and the Referendum. The meeting began at 11:00 am at...

DHAKA : Bangladesh has called for renewed global solidarity and people-centred policies to advance social development and social justice, stressing the need for inclusive, compassionate societies with equal opportunities for all. Addressing the sixty-fourth session of the Commission for Social...

SHERPUR : The Election Commission (EC) has postponed the elections in Sherpur-3 (Shribordi-Jhenaigati) constituency following the death of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Nuruzzaman Badol. Sherpur District Returning Officer Tarafdar Mahmudur Rahman confirmed the development today. A new schedule will be announced for...

DHAKA : The Holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune, was observed throughout the country on Tuesday night with due religious fervour and devotion. On the occasion, Islamic Foundation chalked out programmes at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque here. The foundation held...

DHAKA : Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today said he did not foresee any challenges to holding the 13th national election as the current election environment as better than in previous polls. "Holding the next general...

DHAKA : A total of 194,914 postal ballots from expatriates have reached Bangladesh ahead of the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Election and Referendum, according to official sources. Salim Ahmad Khan, Team Leader of the OCV-SDI Project on Expatriate Voter...

DHAKA : A mild earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale was felt in Southwestern part of the country in the early hours of today. A notification signed by assistant meteorologist of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) Farzana Sultana said...

RAJSHAHI : The "July National Charter" is not merely a document, it is a roadmap for Bangladesh's future, as it has been written in exchange for the blood of young people, said Professor Dr. Ali Riaz, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser. He...

BARISHAL : Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today reiterated the government's readiness to hold the forthcoming national election in a free, fair, impartial, peaceful and festive manner with the deployment of around nine lakh law...

DHAKA : A court here today convicted and sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to total 10-year imprisonment and her niece Tulip Siddiq to four years in two separate cases over irregularities in the allocation of two 10-katha plots...