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DHAKA : Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin today inspected the election training and preparedness of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at the Dhaka Battalion (5 BGB) training ground at BGB Headquarters in Peelkhana ahead of the upcoming 13th...

DHAKA : A court here today set December 1 for pronouncing judgment in a case against 17 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana and niece Tulip Siddique, over irregularities in the allocation of a...

DHAKA : The Election Commission (EC) will conduct mock voting with voters from all categories ahead of the 13th national parliament election on November 29. EC Secretariat Director M Ruhul Amin Mollick told BSS that the mock voting will take...

DHAKA : Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin urged all election observers to maintain transparency and impartiality in performing their duties for the 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections. "Those of you working at the field level must remain fully impartial and...

DHAKA : Shipping Adviser Brigadier General (retd) Dr M Sakhawat Hossain said that Bangladesh has advanced from a coastal economy to an emerging maritime nation, driven by modernization, innovation and sustainable development. "Bangladesh is a maritime nation whose identity and...

DHAKA : Former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia is currently under intensive observation at Evercare Hospital in the capital. She was admitted to the hospital Sunday night around 8 pm after experiencing sudden respiratory distress. A medical...

DHAKA : The government today held an emergency meeting with experts and officials concerned about earthquake preparedness. Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus presided over the meeting at his office in the city's Tejgaon area, said Chief Adviser's Press Wing.

DHAKA : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today sought the Commonwealth's full support for holding the upcoming general election, scheduled for the first half of February next. "We need your support in our democratic transition as well as in the...

DHAKA : The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 today set December 4 for holding a hearing on charge framing in a crimes against humanity case lodged over the killing of 28 in the capital's Rampura area during the July Mass...

DHAKA : Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed today said that there is nothing to worry about the budget for holding the upcoming general election as it can be arranged if the Bangladesh Election Commission needs something urgently. Even after the...