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DHAKA : Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser Professor Ali Riaz has said the July Charter has been formulated to block the return of dictatorship permanently in Bangladesh. He said the existing constitution has scopes for the emergence of authoritarian...

DHAKA : The Election Commission (EC) has banned posters in electioneering and also imposed stricter controls on banners as part of its Code of Conduct for the 13th National Parliament Election and the Referendum scheduled for February 12. The campaign...

COX'S BAZAR : Tourist travel to Saint Martin's Island, the country's only coral island in the Bay of Bengal, has been closed for nine consecutive months from February 1 following the end of the tourism season on January 31. Although...

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...

WASHINGTON : President Donald Trump on Saturday said Iran was negotiating with the United States, even as the Islamic republic's army chief warned Washington against launching military strikes, reports BSS. "(Iran is) talking to us, and we'll see if we...

KYIV : Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday his negotiators were waiting to hear from the United States on further meetings about ending the war with Russia. Zelensky's remarks in his evening address appeared to suggest that a second round...

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...

PANAMA CITY : Danish firm Maersk will temporarily take over operation of two ports on the Panama Canal from Hong Kong company CK Hutchison, whose concession has been annulled, the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) said Friday. Panama's Supreme Court on...

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...