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DHAKA : Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin today said the Election Commission (EC) is facing fresh and multifaceted challenges in preparing for the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Elections. "We are encountering new challenges every day, which did not...

DHAKA : Foreign Affairs Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain said today Bangladesh's youth, who led last year's historic July-August uprising, will ultimately reshape national politics and institutions, moving the country beyond past divisions toward a more constructive, knowledge-driven future. "They (youths)...

DHAKA : The Advisory Council in principle today approved the draft of "Enforced Disappearance Prevention and Redress Ordinance 2025" having provision of death penalty as a maximum punishment for offenders. Chief Advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus chaired the Advisory Council meeting...

DHAKA : The government has declared a general holiday on September 6 on the occasion of the holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi,  commemorating the birth and demise anniversary of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH),  instead of September 5. Public Administration Ministry issued a notification...

DHAKA : Director General (DG) of Bangladesh Ansar, Major General Abdul Motaleb Sajjad Mahmud, has said the upazila and thana-level Ansar companies will soon be reorganized to enhance their effectiveness in maintaining law and order and ensuring internal security. Speaking...

DHAKA : The Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) has announced a traffic diversion at the Karnaphuli Tunnel due to scheduled maintenance work. The routine maintenance work, including jet fan cleaning and servicing as well as road marking, starting today, will continue...

DHAKA : Three officials of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today testified in three cases filed against 53 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her sister Sheikh Rehana, over alleged irregularities in the allocation of plots in the...

DHAKA : Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today accused certain political parties of intentionally raising new demands to derail the upcoming Jatiya Sangsad (JS) polls. Addressing a discussion at the National Press Club marking the...

DHAKA : The prosecution at the International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) today placed its opening statement in a crimes against humanity case over the killing of Begum Rokeya University (BRU) student Abu Sayed during the July-August Mass Uprising of 2024. Chief...

DHAKA : Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi today said national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam is the main inspiration for establishing a developed and democratic society. "National poet Kazi Nazrul is the main inspiration for...