Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- Publishers have called for the Amar Ekushey Book Fair to be postponed until after Eid-ul-Fitr instead of beginning on Feb 20 as scheduled by the Bangla Academy. Publishers' Unity ha... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) has stressed that voter turnout is not the sole benchmark for a participatory election, as questions mounted over the absence... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- BNP chief Tarique Rahman has vowed to implement the party's election pledges "step by step" after securing a decisive victory in the Feb 12 vote. Addressing journalists for the firs... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- A supporter of an independent candidate has died after being injured in a clash between rival political activists following the Feb 12 election in Bagerhat's Kachua Upazila. Osman S... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- Cabinet Secretary Sheikh Abdur Rashid has said the Chief Justice or the Chief Election Commissioner could administer the oath to newly elected members of parliament if there is no Sp... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- Senior Indian diplomat Sandeep Chakravorty, currently the country's ambassador to Indonesia, is expected to be appointed as the next high commissioner to Bangladesh, Indian media rep... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman is holding his first formal press conference following the party's sweeping victory in the parliamentary election. The briefing started at 3pm on Saturda... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- The BNP is planning to invite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the swearing-in of party chief Tarique Rahman as prime minister after its landslide victory in the Feb 12 electio... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- Bangladesh's newly elected members of parliament are expected to be sworn in as early as Monday as preparations enter their final stages following the publication of official electio... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has condemned reports of post-election violence across Bangladesh and called on authorities to take swift action against those responsible. In ... Read More