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Gazipur BNP lauds EC for adding new seat, pledges support

Bangladesh, Aug. 26 -- Gazipur residents have expressed gratitude to the Election Commission (EC) for adding a new constituency in the district ahead of the 13th national parliamentary election. BNP ... Read More


EC hearing objections on Dhaka constituency boundaries

Bangladesh, Aug. 26 -- The Election Commission (EC) has begun hearing objections and suggestions over draft proposals to redraw the boundaries of Dhaka's constituencies ahead of the 13th parliamentary... Read More


'No cause for concern' over DUCSU election atmosphere, chief returning officer says

Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- Chief Returning Officer Prof Mohammad Jasim Uddin has played down concerns over the atmosphere surrounding the upcoming Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) and Hall... Read More


Bangladesh offers up to Tk 500,000 for tips on looted police weapons

Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- The government is offering cash rewards for information leading to the recovery of weapons looted during last year's July Uprising, when police stations and outposts were attack... Read More


Protesters gather outside BNP Leader Fazlur Rahman's home demanding his arrest

Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- A group of protesters has staged a sit-in outside the home of BNP leader Fazlur Rahman in Dhaka to call for his arrest over comments he made about last year's July Uprising. Po... Read More


EC faces pushback over plan to reduce Bagerhat parliamentary seats

Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- The Election Commission has come under pressure from local representatives in Bagerhat, who are demanding that all four of the district's parliamentary constituencies be retaine... Read More


Govt appoints six new district administrators

Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- The government has appointed new administrators in six districts as part of an administrative reshuffle. The deputy commissioners (DCs) will take up their assignments in Patuak... Read More


Pakistan FM Dar meets with Chief Advisor Yunus, Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur in Dhaka

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has met with Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus. The Chief Advisor's Office (CAO) said the meeting was held at the State Gu... Read More


Yunus stresses SAARC revitalisation in talks with Pakistan's FM Dar

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has underlined the revival of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) as a "top priority" in his talks with the visiting Pakistan Fo... Read More


Identities of four bodies found in Buriganga remain unknown, 2 murder complaints lodged

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- The identities of the four bodies recovered from the Buriganga River have not yet been determined after two days. Police, however, confirmed on Sunday that two murder cases have bee... Read More