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DHAKA : The Election Commission (EC) has asked that complaints over violations of the electoral code of conduct against any candidate be filed directly with the concerned returning officers or Election Enquiry Committees (EEC) for quicker resolution. EC Secretariat Senior...

DHAKA : Lutfey Siddiqi, Chief Adviser’s Special Envoy on International Affairs, represented Bangladesh at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting held last week in Davos, Switzerland. At the invitation of Borge Brende, CEO of the Forum and former Foreign...

DHAKA : The Election Commission (EC) has asked the authorities concerned to count votes at the polling centres and send reports to the Returning Officers, according to a circular issued by the EC on Saturday. In the circular, the EC...

WASHINGTON : A life-threatening winter storm brought hazardous conditions to a wide swath of the United States on Sunday, from Texas to New England, prompting warnings to stay off roads, along with mass flight cancellations and power outages. As the...

DHAKA : Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin today said foreign diplomats in Bangladesh have expressed full confidence in the Election Commission's ability to hold a free, fair, neutral, and credible 13th national parliamentary election. He made the remarks...

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...