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DHAKA : The Election Commission (EC) today held a meeting with foreign diplomats stationed in Bangladesh to brief them on preparations for the upcoming national parliamentary election and referendum. The meeting began at 10:00am at the Ballroom of Westin Hotel...

DHAKA : The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 is scheduled to pronounce its judgment tomorrow in a case filed over crimes against humanity committed in the city's Chankharpul area on August 5, 2024, when six people were brutally killed. The tribunal...

DHAKA : Education Adviser Professor Dr. Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar has emphasized on making the educational institutions into hubs of democratic practices to promote free thinking and creativity among youths out of textbook reading. He made the remarks as the chief...

DHAKA : The Bangladesh Election Commission (EC) has urged voters registered through the "Postal Vote BD" mobile application to cast their ballots promptly after receiving them. They should submit the yellow envelopes to the nearest post office or letter box...

DHAKA : Bangladesh has strongly rejected Myanmar’s recent submissions to the International Court of Justice, saying references to the Rohingya as “Bengalis” distort history, undermine their identity, and seek to justify atrocities committed during the 2016–17 violence. “The Government of...

LONDON : UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Friday denounced as "insulting" President Donald Trump's claim that troops from NATO allies avoided the front line in Afghanistan, as anger grows at the US president's remarks. In an interview with Fox News...

DHAKA : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has said the February 12 general elections would set a benchmark for all future polls in Bangladesh. He made the remarks when the newly appointed US Ambassador to Bangladesh, Brent Christensen, paid his...

RANGPUR : Adviser to the Ministries of Housing and Public Works, Industries and Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Adilur Rahman Khan today said the government is seeking a ‘Yes’ vote in the referendum to implement the July Charter,...

DHAKA : Saraswati Puja, worshiping the Goddess of knowledge, music, art and culture, is being celebrated across the country today amid much enthusiasm, festivity and religious fervor by members of the Hindu community. Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus in...

DAVOS : US President Donald Trump headed home from Davos on Thursday after unveiling his new Board of Peace and once again casting himself as a global peacemaker, despite widespread scepticism over a plan that aims to rewrite the...