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Prof Yunus, Tarique Rahman to cast votes at same polling centre

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman will cast their votes at the Gulshan Model School and College centre in the capital on Thursday. The Chief Adviser ... Read More


Jamaat complains to EC about attacks, intimidation on election eve

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- e-Islam on Wednesday lodged a series of complaints with the Election Commission, alleging attacks, intimidation of its leaders and activists and vandalism of party offices across the... Read More


Jamaat activist held with cash in Shariatpur; jailed for 2 years

Shariatpur, Feb. 11 -- A Jamaat activist was arrested with over Tk 7 lakh during a joint force operation in Naria upazila of Shariatpur on Wednesday. The arrestee is Golam Mustafa, an assistant teach... Read More


Most DU students leave campus to cast votes

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- The 13th National Parliamentary Election and referendum are set to be held tomorrow. With election enthusiasm at its peak across the country, most students of Dhaka University have l... Read More


IRI delegation meets Jamaat Ameer

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- An election observation delegation from the US-based International Republican Institute (IRI), currently in Bangladesh, on Wednesday paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islam... Read More


Any attempt to obstruct Dhaka-Beijing relations is doomed to fail: Spokesperson

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- China on Wednesday said its relations with Bangladesh and other South Asian countries are not targeted at any third party, nor will they be swayed by any external force. "Any attemp... Read More


No reason for voter turnout to dip below 60pc: Mahbub Ullah

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Economist Mahbub Ullah on Wednesday expressed optimism that Bangladesh's will be participatory and credible ones, saying there is no reason for voter turnout to fall below 60 percent... Read More


Saidpur Airport incident exposed evil efforts to 'obstruct BNP's victory': BNP

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- BNP on Wednesday described the incident at Saidpur Airport involving the arrest of a Jamaat district leader with a large amount of cash as a political conspiracy to 'obstruct BNP's i... Read More


US-Bangladesh ART deal paves way for export surge, boom for businesses using American cotton

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Bangladesh's garment industry is pfor a major export breakthroughoised in the United States following the signing of the landmark Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART). Under the new ... Read More


Jamaat Ameer alleges vandalisation of polling booths in Dhaka-15

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Jamaat Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Wednesday alleged that 13 polling booths were vandalised in his Dhaka-15 constituency. In a Facebook post around 5pm, the Jamaat chief strongly co... Read More