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What does an 'inclusive and participatory' election mean? EU observers explain

Dhaka, Jan. 11 -- An inclusive and participatory election means ensuring that all groups in Bangladeshi society are able to vote and that citizens turn out in credible numbers to shape their future, a... Read More


Hasina's candidacy for 2008 polls would've been scrapped if ACC, EC functioned properly: ACC chief

Dhaka, Jan. 11 -- Awami League President Sheikh Hasina's asset statement submitted alongside her affidavit for the ninth general elections in 2008 differed significantly from the assets she was subseq... Read More


RAB arrests another suspect in murder of lawyer Alif

Dhaka, Jan. 11 -- The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested another suspect in the murder of lawyer Saiful Islam Alif in Chattogram. The arrest was announced in a statement signed by RAB-7 Assistant Di... Read More


'Why shouldn't candidacies of Jatiya Party and NDF hopefuls be scrapped?' HC asks

Dhaka, Jan. 11 -- The High Court has asked why the candidacies of members of the Jatiya Party (GM Quader) and Jatiya Democratic Front (NDF) should not be scrapped ahead of the 13th parliamentary elect... Read More


EC restores Nagorik Oikko chief Mahmudur Rahman Manna's candidacy on appeal

Dhaka, Jan. 11 -- The Election Commission has reinstated the candidacy of Nagorik Oikko chief Mahmudur Rahman Manna for the Bogura-2 (Shibganj) constituency in the upcoming 13th parliamentary election... Read More


Sanctuary in peril: Diesel-powered tours choke Bangladesh's mangrove crown, the Sundarbans

Dhaka, Jan. 11 -- Through the labyrinthine waterways of the Sundarbans -- the world's largest mangrove forest and a UNESCO World Heritage site -- luxury cruise vessels glide like steel leviathans, the... Read More


Two killed in separate stabbing attacks in Chattogram

Dhaka, Jan. 11 -- Two people have been killed in separate stabbing incidents in Chattogram city's Port Colony and Hathazari. In the Port Colony incident, a man identified as Aziar Rahman was found cr... Read More


BNP's Mazibor Rahman Sarwar's income falls, but assets rise fourfold

Dhaka, Jan. 11 -- Bangladesh Nationalist Party's candidate for the Barishal-5 constituency Mazibor Rahman Sarwar's income over the last seven years has declined but his overall assets appear to have i... Read More


City Bank plans 28-storey building in Gulshan-2, total cost set at Tk 12bn

Dhaka, Jan. 11 -- City Bank has decided to buy a plot next to its headquarters in Dhaka's Gulshan at a premium price, with total spending on land purchase and construction estimated at Tk 12 billion. ... Read More


India to set up naval base in Bay of Bengal with China, Bangladesh in focus

Dhaka, Jan. 11 -- India has moved to strengthen its maritime posture in the northern Bay of Bengal by setting up a new naval base in West Bengal, amid rising Chinese naval activity and shifting region... Read More