Exclusive

Publication

Byline

Location

BNP's Mirza Abbas says 'engineered result' won't be accepted

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- BNP candidate for Dhaka-8 Mirza Abbas has said he will not accept what he described as an "engineered result" in the election, alleging attempts to create confusion as voting continu... Read More


CA Yunus visits polling centres

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has visited several polling centres in the capital after casting his vote in the ongoing general election and referendum. Yunus voted at the Gulshan Mod... Read More


Bangladesh goes to the polls in first vote since Hasina's downfall

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Bangladeshis are heading to the polls on Thursday to cast their ballots in a "historic" general election, marking a pivotal moment in the nation's transition toward democracy followi... Read More


NCP leader Sarjis calls for complaint-free voting environment

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Sarjis Alam, candidate for Panchagarh-1 and a leader of the National Citizen Party (NCP), has said there will be no grounds for complaints if the administration performs its duties p... Read More


Referendum: Vague understanding for some, confusion for others

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Afsana Akter, a resident of Kunipara, arrived at Adarsha School and College in Tejgaon, Dhaka, to cast her vote. Asked whether she had any idea about the referendum being held alongs... Read More


Over 32% turnout at halfway point in Bangladesh polls

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Voter turnout stood at 32.88 percent across 32,789 polling centres by 12pm in the ongoing general election and referendum, according to the Election Commission. EC Secretary Akhtar ... Read More


Army rescues NCP leader Patwary after 'confinement' at polling station

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Army personnel have escorted NCP leader Nasir Uddin Patwary from a polling station in Dhaka's Shahjahanpur area after he was unable to leave the premises amid tensions with rival act... Read More


'Let's play the full 90 minutes': NCP's Patwary to BNP

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- NCP's Nasiruddin Patwary has told the BNP to "play the full 90 minutes" after his polling agent was delayed and barred from working for three hours at the Mirza Abbas Mohila College ... Read More


EU observers visit Dhaka University polling centre

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- The European Union's Election Observation Mission says it will publish its preliminary findings on Bangladesh's national election on Feb 14. Chief Observer Ivars Ijabs made the anno... Read More


BNP leader dies in Khulna amid altercation with Jamaat leader

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- A BNP leader has died during an altercation with Jamaat-e-Islami activists outside a polling centre in Khulna. The BNP says that he died when a Jamaat leader "pushed him" into a tre... Read More