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Government orders maximum security for trains and passengers during elections

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- With the parliamentary election and referendum approaching, the Ministry of Railways has ordered authorities to take the highest level of precaution to protect passengers, trains, an... Read More


63 observers from OIC, 5 other groups to monitor Bangladesh polls

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Six international organisations, including the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), will send at least 63 observers to monitor Bangladesh's parliamentary election and referendu... Read More


Eight people hospitalised after explosion at Wari restaurant kitchen

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- An explosion in the kitchen of a restaurant called Pasta Club in Dhaka's Wari has injured several people. Eight of the injured have been taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Th... Read More


Election authorities order probe into egg-throwing at NCP's Patwary

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- The returning officer has directed the Electoral Inquiry and Judicial Committee to investigate an incident in which eggs were thrown and disorder broke out involving National Citizen... Read More


BNP chief Tarique Rahman next prime minister? What the poll indicates

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- A survey by the private firm Innovision Consulting indicates that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is favoured over other parties to form the next government. The third round ... Read More


Bangladesh paves way to compensation for victims of enforced disappearances, torture

Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- The interim government has taken a key step towards allowing compensation and rehabilitation for victims of torture and enforced disappearance by withdrawing a long-standing declarat... Read More


Cooperation between Bangladesh and China must go on, says Chief Advisor Yunus

Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- A delegation of the China-Bangladesh Partnership Forum has met Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna. The delegation included senior Chinese academics, invest... Read More


US Embassy warns citizens on potential violence before Bangladesh elections

Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- The US Embassy in Dhaka has warned its citizens of potential violence before the parliamentary elections and the referendum on the implementation of the July National Charter. The e... Read More


Does taking part in referendum mean voting Cumilla and Faridpur into divisions?

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- A Facebook post by BRAC Executive Director Asif Saleh on the referendum on implementing the July National Charter has sparked discussion and criticism across social media. In the po... Read More


Rohingya repatriation only viable, sustainable solution to crisis, says CA Yunus

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has said that the repatriation of more than 1 million displaced Rohingya people to their homeland in Myanmar's Rakhine State remains the only viable and ... Read More