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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


394 international observers, 197 foreign journalists to monitor Bangladesh election

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- At least 394 international election observers and 197 foreign journalists have arrived in Bangladesh to observe the country's 13th general election and the referendum on the July Nat... Read More


Margins of hope: Dozens of battleground seats balanced on a knife-edge

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- As Bangladesh heads to the polls, the broad contours of the election are largely visible. Yet beneath that surface clarity lies a smaller, more volatile terrain. Across the country,... Read More


Empty promises: Another Eid in exile for Rohingya refugees

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- The dream of celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr in their ancestral homes in Myanmar has once again been shattered for more than a million Rohingya refugees. The interim government's tenure is ... Read More


Former UP chairman, wife arrested with weapons in Shariatpur

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Members of a joint security force have detained two people, including a former union council chairman, in Shariatpur's Zajra Upazila. The operation was conducted from 9pm on Tuesday... Read More


AI in election campaigning: Harassment surges amid deepfake content

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Artificial Intelligence (AI) has introduced a new dimension to social media campaigning in this year's election. Its misuse, however, is placing significant strain on the parties' c... Read More


Police enforce motorcycle ban with citywide checkpoints ahead of polls

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Authorities are enforcing a 72-hour ban on motorcycle movement imposed by the Election Commission (EC) ahead of the Feb 12 general election and referendum. The restriction, which be... Read More


Army seizes microbus with Tk 1mn in cash during election patrol in Chattogram

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- The Army has seized a microbus carrying Tk 1.05 million in Chandanaish and handed it over to police ahead of polling in the Chattogram-14 parliamentary constituency. The seizure was... Read More


6 hand bombs recovered and defused in Bagerhat

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Members of a joint security force have recovered six hand bombs abandoned in Bagerhat. Md Masum Khan, chief of Bagerhat Sadar Model Police Station said the bombs were recovered in t... Read More


Chief of Thakurgaon's Jamaat-e-Islami unit detained with 'bag of cash'

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Police say Belal Uddin, the chief of the Jamaat-e-Islami unit of Thakurgaon district, has been detained with "a bag of cash". He was taken into custody at the Saidpur Airport, accor... Read More