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Strike at Chittagong Port enters 3rd day

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- Dock workers and terminal staff have continued their work stoppage for a third consecutive day to protest the handover of the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to the UAE-based fir... Read More


Medical technologist killed in Panchagarh truck accident

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- A medical technologist has died after a speeding truck ran him over in Panchagarh. The accident took place at 9:30pm on Sunday in front of Pakuritala Madina Cold Storage on the Debig... Read More


Dhaka-8: Voters rally behind Abbas as Patwary fights outsider tag

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- Voters in Dhaka-8 believe the contest between BNP leader Mirza Abbas and National Citizen Party (NCP) candidate Nasiruddin Patwary may prove as uneven as their age gap. Many argue Ab... Read More


Police claim authority to use private cars for elections contrary to HC order

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- Police have said privately owned vehicles can be requisitioned for election-related operations, despite a 2019 High Court ruling that excluded personal cars from the list of requisiti... Read More


Around 5,000 vehicles will be requisitioned in Dhaka for election duty, police say

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) will requisition some 5,000 vehicles, including private cars, for election duties, according to officers. Despite a High Court ruling barring the ... Read More


Nearly 465,000 expatriates vote, 195,000 postal ballots reach Bangladesh so far

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- Almost 465,000 expatriate Bangladeshis have cast their votes by post, with around 195,000 ballots so far reaching Bangladesh, according to the Election Commission (EC). Salim Ahmad K... Read More


India to travel to Sri Lanka, follow ICC protocol despite Pakistan match boycott

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- India has decided to proceed with all formal requirements for its T20 World Cup match against Pakistan, even after Islamabad announced it would boycott the fixture. The Indian team w... Read More


Parliamentary election ballot papers being sent out to districts

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- The Election Commission (EC) has started sending ballot papers to returning officers, along with the names and symbols of the candidates, for the parliamentary elections. On Monday, ... Read More


Factory revival and tourism in focus at Tarique Rahman's Khulna rally

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- BNP chief Tarique Rahman is set to campaign in the south-western cities of Khulna and Jashore as part of his drive for the 13th parliamentary election, with local leaders expecting hi... Read More


Another 15 Chittagong Port officials transferred amid NCT protests

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- Authorities have transferred 15 more Chittagong Port officials involved in protests against lease of the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to foreign handlers, a move denounced as ... Read More