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Nusaiba 'excited' to vote for the first time

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Nusaiba Islam is set to become a first-time voter just after completing college. She says she is "excited" to cast her first ballot. Nusaiba, who completed her Higher Secondary Cert... Read More


Chattogram sees midday surge fade into afternoon slump

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Voter presence in Chattogram dropped sharply in the final hours of the national election and state reform referendum on Thursday, despite a significant surge during the morning and m... Read More


Viral video shows 5 men stamping ballots at Mymensingh polling station

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- A group of men has stormed a polling booth in Mymensingh-11 and stamped ballot papers, with video of the breach circulating widely on social media. The incident unfolded at Lohaboi ... Read More


57km on foot and rickshaw: Postman reaches poll office minutes before 4:30pm

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- A postman has travelled nearly 57km, partly on foot and partly by rickshaw, to deliver postal ballots just minutes before voting ended in the Feb 12 election and referendum. The inc... Read More


Voters call for reform and 'people-first' government

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Boishakhi Akter, who now lives in Narayanganj for work, returned to her home in Dhaka's Jatrabari to cast her vote in the national election. She cast her ballot without any difficul... Read More


Two jailed for attempting to cast fake votes in Sirajganj, Jhalakathi

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Two individuals have been sentenced to two years in jail each after attempting to cast fraudulent votes in the Sirajganj-4 and Jhalakhati-2 constituencies. The incident in Sirajganj... Read More


Man jailed for 3 years over theft of ballot books in Sherpur

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- A mobile court has sentenced a man to three years in prison for stealing ballot paper books from a polling station in the Sherpur-1 Sadar constituency. The incident occurred around ... Read More


6 die in polling centres across Bangladesh during vote

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Six people have died at polling centres in Dhaka, Chattogram, Khulna, Manikganj, Brahmanbaria and Gaibandha during voting in the general election and referendum. Five of them died a... Read More


Cumilla voting disrupted as 38 ballots declared void after attack

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Voting in Cumilla-10 was halted for 90 minutes after a group stormed a polling centre in Lalmai and tried to "seize" ballots to seal for a specific symbol. The incident occurred on ... Read More


Yunus urges parties, candidates to show tolerance after election result

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has urged political parties and candidates to maintain restraint and democratic civility even after the final results of the parliamentary election are a... Read More