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Interim government backs out of NCT deal, strike withdrawn

Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- The indefinite strike called by the Chittagong Port Protection Struggle Council has been suspended after the interim government announced it would not proceed with handing over operat... Read More


655 judicial magistrates deployed for speedy justice surrounding election

Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- The government has appointed 655 judges as judicial magistrates for deployment across Bangladesh to ensure swift justice for various offences surrounding the 13th parliamentary electi... Read More


20 former ministers, MPs and officials in custody vote by postal ballot

Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- Twenty former ministers, MPs, senior officials and journalists currently in custody have cast their votes in the national election through postal ballots. Forty such inmates had regi... Read More


Chittagong Port strike continues as workers demand punitive actions be revoked

Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- Leaders of the Chittagong Port Protection Struggle Council have said the strike at the port will continue until the Chittagong Port Authority withdraws the punitive measures taken aga... Read More


Political parties warn of 'election engineering' amid rising mistrust

Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- As campaigning intensifies ahead of the national election and referendum scheduled for Feb 12, political circles are abuzz with concerns over possible "election engineering". In Moha... Read More


Drone cameras to be used to monitor law and order situation on election day

Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- The Bangladesh Air Force, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) will monitor the law-and-order situation using drone cameras during the 13th parliamentary ele... Read More


Court orders freeze on 18 bank accounts of journalist Shyamal Dutta, family

Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- A Dhaka court has ordered the attachment of 18 bank accounts belonging to Bhorer Kagoj Editor Shyamal Dutta and his family members amid an ongoing corruption probe. The blocked accou... Read More


Schools, colleges closed for 5 days around election; madrasas to begin Ramadan break

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- Primary and secondary schools and colleges across Bangladesh will be closed for five consecutive days surrounding the 13th parliamentary election and referendum. Technical education ... Read More


'Five deaths linked to polls, not 15': CAO disputes TIB report on election violence

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- The Chief Advisor's Office (CAO) says the figures cited in a recent report by Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on election-related killings require careful verification and... Read More


Familiar tunes breathe new life into election campaigns

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- On Mirpur's 60-Feet Road, a rickshaw moves along with a loudspeaker blaring the tune "Vote Diben Kishe, Dhaaner Shishe". A small pickup van follows, playing "Daripallay Debo Re Vote, ... Read More