BNP-backed Jasim quits Cumilla-4 mid-count citing fraud

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- BNP-backed candidate Jasim Uddin has announced his withdrawal from the Cumilla‑4 (Debidwar) constituency during vote counting, alleging widespread irregularities. His main riv... Read More

EC thanks voters for 'festive' elections

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- The Election Commission (EC) has expressed its gratitude and thanks to the countrymen for helping make the national elections and referendum "festive". It has also requested special... Read More

Nusaiba 'excited' to vote for the first time

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Nusaiba Islam is set to become a first-time voter just after completing college. She says she is "excited" to cast her first ballot. Nusaiba, who completed her Higher Secondary Cert... Read More

Chattogram sees midday surge fade into afternoon slump

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Voter presence in Chattogram dropped sharply in the final hours of the national election and state reform referendum on Thursday, despite a significant surge during the morning and m... Read More

Viral video shows 5 men stamping ballots at Mymensingh polling station

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- A group of men has stormed a polling booth in Mymensingh-11 and stamped ballot papers, with video of the breach circulating widely on social media. The incident unfolded at Lohaboi ... Read More

57km on foot and rickshaw: Postman reaches poll office minutes before 4:30pm

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- A postman has travelled nearly 57km, partly on foot and partly by rickshaw, to deliver postal ballots just minutes before voting ended in the Feb 12 election and referendum. The inc... Read More

Voters call for reform and 'people-first' government

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Boishakhi Akter, who now lives in Narayanganj for work, returned to her home in Dhaka's Jatrabari to cast her vote in the national election. She cast her ballot without any difficul... Read More

Two jailed for attempting to cast fake votes in Sirajganj, Jhalakathi

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Two individuals have been sentenced to two years in jail each after attempting to cast fraudulent votes in the Sirajganj-4 and Jhalakhati-2 constituencies. The incident in Sirajganj... Read More

Man jailed for 3 years over theft of ballot books in Sherpur

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- A mobile court has sentenced a man to three years in prison for stealing ballot paper books from a polling station in the Sherpur-1 Sadar constituency. The incident occurred around ... Read More

6 die in polling centres across Bangladesh during vote

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Six people have died at polling centres in Dhaka, Chattogram, Khulna, Manikganj, Brahmanbaria and Gaibandha during voting in the general election and referendum. Five of them died a... Read More

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