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BNP sweeps Panchagarh as Sarjis Alam loses Panchagarh-1 battle

Panchagarh, Feb. 13 -- NCP Chief Organiser (Northern Region) Sarjis Alam was defeated in Panchagarh-1 as the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won both parliamentary seats in Panchagarh district, acc... Read More


Salahuddin Ahmed, Saching Pru among first MPs revealed as unofficially elected by EC

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- Four BNP candidates including its standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed and one Jamaat contestant were unofficially elected, according to the announcement the Election Commissio... Read More


EC's official announcements see BNP take lead in 15 seats, Jamaat in 4

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- led alliance candidates have taken lead in 15 constituencies, while Jamaat-led coalition contestants in four constituencies, according to the partial election results of 19 parliamen... Read More


Jamaat wins 3 Jhenaidah seats, BNP's Asaduzzaman secures lone constituency

Jhenaidah, Feb. 13 -- e-Islami has won three of the four parliamentary seats in Jhenaidah district, while BNP secured one seat, according to unofficial results announced early Friday. Abdullah Al Mas... Read More


Man hacked dead 'by wife' in Khulna

Khulna, Feb. 13 -- A man was hacked to death allegedly by his wife at Joypur village in Rupsha upazila of Khulna early Friday. The deceased was Mohor Ali, 45, hailed from Bajuya area in Dacope upazil... Read More


No compromise on Nasiruddin Patwary issue: Hasnat

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) Chief Organiser (South Region) Hasnat Abdullah has said there can be no compromise over the issue concerning Nasiruddin Patwary, who is contesting from D... Read More


Cumilla-7 seat goes to independent candidate's bag

Cumilla, Feb. 13 -- Independent candidate Atikul Alam Shawon has won the Cumilla-7 seat in the 13th national election by a wide margin. Shawon, contesting on the "Pitcher" symbol, received 90,819 vot... Read More


59.44 percent votes cast in national election:EC

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- The voter turnout in the national election stood at 59.44 percent, the Election Commission (EC) said on Friday. The information was shared around 11:30am by the Director of Public R... Read More


Mamata congratulates Tarique Rahman

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday extended her congratulations to BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman for guiding his party to victory in Bangladesh's national election. ... Read More


A rare calm descends on Dhaka after parliamentary polls

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- Dhaka remained unusually calm and largely empty a day after the national election, as a holiday mood continued to grip the capital. Major thoroughfares and flyovers that are typical... Read More