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EC meets to set schedule for national election, referendum

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- The Election Commission (EC) is holding a meeting to fix the schedule for the 13th parliamentary election and a national referendum expected to take place simultaneously in February n... Read More


EC 'fully prepared' to hold election, referendum on same day, says Nasir

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- The Election Commission (EC) has told Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus that it is "fully prepared" to organise the national election and referendum on the same day. The update was shared... Read More


NCP, AB Party, Rastro Songskar Andolan launch Democratic Reform Alliance before election

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- Ahead of the general election, the National Citizen Party (NCP) has joined forces with Amar Bangladesh Party (AB Party) and the Rastro Songskar Andolan to formally launch a new politi... Read More


BTRC siege brings Agargaon to a standstill, leaving even patients trapped

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- Thousands of people have been plunged into extreme difficulty as mobile phone traders blocked roads around the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) in Agargaon, b... Read More


HC orders investigation into Noman Group for alleged money laundering

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- The High Court has ordered the disposal of an application filed with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over alleged corruption and money laundering by a subsidiary of the Noman Gro... Read More


Election Commission to meet with CA Yunus ahead of schedule announcement

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- As the announcement of the schedule for the parliamentary election nears, the Election Commission led by AMM Nasir Uddin is going to meet Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus. Following a co... Read More


Former president Abdul Hamid in ACC's crosshairs over 'misuse of state funds'

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an inquiry into allegations that former president Md Abdul Hamid misused state resources for personal benefit during his time in offi... Read More


Journalist Shaukat Mahmood taken into DB custody

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has detained Shaukat Mahmood, the secretary general of the newly formed Janata Party Bangladesh. Shaukat, also a former preside... Read More


Tribunal to hear defence arguments on enforced disappearance charges Tuesday

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has set Tuesday to hear defence submissions on whether charges should be framed in a case alleging torture at the military's Joint Interrogatio... Read More


Bangladesh extends voting window by an hour for parliamentary election, referendum

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- Polling centres will be open from 7:30am to 4:30pm on the day of the parliamentary election and July Charter referendum due in early February next year. The Election Commission (EC) ... Read More