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Tarique Rahman to launch election campaign on Jan 22

Dhaka, Jan. 10 -- BNP chief Tarique Rahman has set Jan 22 to officially start his election campaign for the parliamentary polls, a day after the allocation of electoral symbols. Senior party figures ... Read More


Election Commission restores candidacy for 51 aspirants, cancels one after first-day appeals

Dhaka, Jan. 10 -- On the opening day of appeal hearings at the Election Commission, 51 candidates who had challenged returning officers' disqualification decisions have successfully regained their nom... Read More


Bangladesh hopes for 'proportional' duty cuts linked to imported garment raw materials

Dhaka, Jan. 10 -- Bangladesh is aiming for US tariff relief "proportional" to the volume of cotton, yarn, and other raw materials imported for apparel exports. Following discussions with the United S... Read More


Gas pressure to take a few more hours to normalise: Titas

Dhaka, Jan. 10 -- Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd has said it may take several more hours for gas pressure to fully return to normal in parts of Dhaka, even after replacing a damag... Read More


Can 750,000 overseas Bangladeshis tip the balance at the ballot box?

Dhaka, Jan. 10 -- For the first time in Bangladesh's electoral history, expatriate citizens have signed up to vote via a mobile app, signalling a small technological leap with potentially big democrat... Read More


'We don't want to go back to pre-Aug 5 days': BNP leader Tarique

Dhaka, Jan. 10 -- BNP leader Tarique Rahman has vowed to steer Bangladesh in the "right direction" if his party is elected to form the next government, stressing the need to protect democratic norms a... Read More


EC clears candidacies of ex-NCP leader Tasnim Jara, Jamaat's Azad on appeal

Dhaka, Jan. 10 -- The Election Commission (EC) has upheld the candidacies of former National Citizen Party leader Tasnim Jara and Jamaat-e-Islami's AHM Hamidur Rahman Azad for the upcoming national el... Read More


Govt declares picnics in national parks, filming in protected forests punishable offence

Dhaka, Jan. 10 -- The interim government has introduced a fresh law to protect forests and wildlife, banning picnics in national parks. Non-compliance could lead to up to three years of imprisonment ... Read More


Boundary redrawing: Election process for Pabna-1, Pabna-2 suspended

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- The Election Commission has decided to temporarily suspend the election process in two of Pabna's parliamentary seats amid a dispute over the revision of the constituency boundaries f... Read More


Police 'bar' devotees from annual urs at High Court shrine

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- Police have allegedly barred attendance at the annual urs at the shrine of Shah Khaza Sharfuddin Chishti, located next to the High Court, devotees have said. Police, however, said th... Read More