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Disappointment and frustration have surfaced among BNP leaders, activists and local residents following the nomination of an alliance candidate perceived as largely disconnected from the electorate in the Narayanganj-4 constituency. According to local opinions, nearly 70 percent of voters...

DHAKA : The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved a total of 22 development projects with a total estimated cost of Tk 46,419.66 crore, with the majority of the funding to come from the government...

DHAKA : Chief Election Commissioner A M M Nasir Uddin today said there is no scope for any failure in carrying out the grave responsibility in organizing a free, fair and acceptable election at this critical juncture of the...

The International Crimes Tribunal has ordered the commencement of trial proceedings after formally indicting ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 17 others on charges of crimes against humanity linked to enforced disappearances and torture at the RAB’s Task Force...

DHAKA : The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested nine more people in connection with vandalism, arson and looting at the offices of Daily Prothom Alo and The Daily Star. DB Deputy Commissioner (Media and Public...

DHAKA : The foreign ministry today summoned Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma to convey Dhaka's grave concern over recent security incidents targeting Bangladesh's diplomatic and consular premises in India. The ministry raised the issue of regrettable incidents outside...

DHAKA : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today urged the voters to cast their ballots for candidates of their choice to elect honest and capable candidates in the upcoming parliamentary elections slated for February 12, 2026. “You are the owner...

DHAKA : A high-level meeting on the country’s overall economic progress and budget expenditure was held at the State Guest House Jamuna in the city today. Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus chaired the meeting attended by, among others, Finance Adviser...

DHAKA : Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today said the government has attached utmost priority to bring the perpetrators involved in the murder of Inqilab Moncho Spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi to justice. “The current interim government,...

Motaleb Sikder, convener of the Khulna divisional committee of Sramik Shakti—the workers’ wing of the National Citizens Party (NCP)—was shot in the Sonadanga area of Khulna on Monday afternoon. He was taken to Khulna Medical College Hospital in critical...