EC to announce Bangladesh election, referendum date on Thursday

Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- The schedule for the 13th parliamentary election and the third referendum will be announced on Thursday. Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin will announce the schedule in a ... Read More

Protest demands 'Secretariat allowance', finance advisor 'obstructed'

Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- Officials and employees of many ministries and departments have launched protests demanding a 20 percent "Secretariat allowance" for all workers at the nerve centre of Bangladesh's a... Read More

CEC to record speech on polls schedule, election day may be Feb 8 or Feb 12

Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- The Election Commission (EC), led by AMM Nasir Uddin, is finalising preparations to announce the schedule for the upcoming general election and referendum following a meeting with th... Read More

'History has given us a new opportunity': Yunus on elections and referendum

Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has urged officials to ensure the upcoming national election is organised beautifully and fairly, calling it a historic opportunity to build a new Bangla... Read More

Police Commission gazette published, panel can only provide advice and recommendations

Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- The Bangladesh government has published a gazette to form a Police Commission, but limiting its activities to providing different recommendations and advice, and holding public aware... Read More

Bagerhat to retain 4 parliamentary constituencies as top court scraps EC's decision

Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- The Supreme Court's Appellate Division has upheld the High Court ruling that declared the Election Commission's gazette reducing the number of parliamentary seats in Bagerhat from fo... Read More

National Citizen Party releases first list of 125 candidates ahead of polls

Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) has announced its candidates for 125 seats for the upcoming national parliamentary election, with more to come later. Member Secretary Akhter Hossen... Read More

EC does not speak to the media after meeting with president

Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- The AMM Nasir Uddin-led Election Commission has completed its meeting with President Md Shahabuddin ahead of the announcement of the schedule for the 13th general election and refere... Read More

Army officer commanded TV channels to alter Uprising coverage, Hasnat tells ICT

Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) leader Hasnat Abdullah alleged that an Army officer controlled television broadcasts to manipulate coverage of the July Uprising. Hasnat, former coor... Read More

Bangladesh to buy Eurofighter Typhoon jets from Italy

Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- Bangladesh is set to purchase Eurofighter Typhoon jets from Italy amid pressure from European ambassadors as the government backs down on buying Airbus passenger and cargo planes. Th... Read More

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