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Ballot papers dispatched to polling stations ahead of Bangladesh vote

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Ballot papers and other election materials are being sent out to polling centres ahead of the 13th parliamentary election and referendum. The presiding officers in charge of the pol... Read More


Jamaat will not quit election race under any circumstances, says spokesperson Zubair

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Jamaat-e-Islami spokesperson Ahsanul Mahboob Zubair has alleged that a planned campaign of disinformation is being carried out against his party and its leaders to question the elect... Read More


BNP alleges Jamaat using money to stop 'inevitable' Sheaf of Paddy victory

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has accused the Jamaat-e-Islami of buying votes with cash in a bid to block what it described as the "inevitable victory" of the Sheaf of Paddy... Read More


Illegal poll duty lands 330 Ansar members out of election roles

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- The Bangladesh Ansar and VDP has removed 330 members from election duties over allegations that a team leader in Hatirjheel assigned them roles illegally in exchange for money. On W... Read More


Over 1,400 polling stations in Dhaka flagged 'high risk' ahead of vote

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- More than 1,400 polling stations across 13 constituencies in Dhaka have been identified as high risk ahead of the 13th national election, according to officials. Dhaka Divisional Co... Read More


Jatiya Party chief GM Quader asks voters to back 'plough' to end 'anarchy' in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Feb. 10 -- Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader has called for an end to the "politics of hatred and division" that he believes has pitted the nation's 180 million people against one another. He sa... Read More


Body of journalist recovered from Press Club toilet

Dhaka, Feb. 10 -- The body of Ali Mahmud, metropolitan editor at the Dainik Dinkal, has been recovered from the toilet of the Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka. He was 69 years old. The door to the toilet w... Read More


Electrical faults top causes as Bangladesh records 27,000 fires, 85 deaths in 2025

Dhaka, Feb. 10 -- Bangladesh recorded 27,059 fire incidents in 2025, leaving 85 people dead and 267 injured, according to the Fire Service and Civil Defence. On average, 75 fires broke out daily. El... Read More


Sunny skies likely across Bangladesh on election, referendum day

Dhaka, Feb. 10 -- Voters heading to the booths for the 13th parliamentary polls and referendum can expect a radiant day, with only faint morning fog before full sunshine arrives. On Thursday, light f... Read More


BNP leader Rizvi hospitalised with fever, breathing difficulties

Dhaka, Feb. 10 -- BNP's Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has been hospitalised with fever and breathing difficulties. He was taken to the capital's Square Hospital on Tuesday afternoo... Read More