Election Commission registers 66 local election observer, 16 applications pending review

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- The Election Commission has registered 66 local organisations as observers for the next parliamentary election. The decision was taken on Thursday by the commission led by Chief Elec... Read More

NCP opens digital, physical nomination forms for general election

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) has begun distributing nomination forms both online and offline for the parliamentary polls. Tasnim Jara, secretary of the NCP election management co... Read More

Malaysia 'recruitment scam': ACC prosecutes six agencies over 'embezzlement'

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission has approved six cases against 11 people from six recruiting agencies on charges of embezzling and laundering about Tk 5.25 billion. The allegations in... Read More

Foreign advisor Touhid says Awami League's appeal to UN will 'achieve nothing'

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- Foreign Advisor Touhid Hossain has dismissed the letter sent by the Awami League to the UN calling for the suspension of assistance for the national elections as "ineffective". On Th... Read More

Bangladesh records 5 dengue deaths, 1,034 hospital admissions in a day

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- Five more patients have died of dengue fever in Bangladesh, while 1,034 have been admitted to hospitals in the past 24 hours. The number of patients hospitalised with the Aedes mosqu... Read More

Domestic mobile phone manufacturers assure NEIR registration will not kick up prices

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- After the government's implementation of mandatory handset registration, some "grey market" traders have warned that mobile phone prices could rise. Local manufacturers, however, dis... Read More

Government denounces gun attack on BNP's Ershad Ullah, orders investigation

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- The interim government has condemned the attack on BNP's Chattogram-8 candidate Ershad Ullah during a campaign event. A statement from the Chief Advisor's Office on Wednesday said a ... Read More

'Regressive step': ASK slates cancellation of music, PE teacher hiring in primary schools

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- Rights group Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) has criticised the government's decision to scrap the recruitment of music and physical education teachers in government primary schools, callin... Read More

Muntasir Mahmud permanently expelled from NCP

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) has permanently expelled its southern region organiser Muntasir Mahmud on charges of breaching party discipline. According to a party statement issue... Read More

Troops will return to barracks after election, Army HQ 'hopeful'

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- The Bangladesh Army believes that once the election is held, law and order will gradually improve, permitting troops to return to barracks. At a press conference at Dhaka Cantonment ... Read More

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