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Tarique arrives at Rajshahi Madrasa Field for mass rally

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Tarique Rahman has arrived at the Madrasa Ground in Rajshahi for a mass campaign rally. Applause from BNP leaders, activists, and supporters thundered out as the party's chief took ... Read More


BNP's Milton and Jamaat's Shafiqur vie for women voters in Dhaka-15

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- On a sunlit Tuesday afternoon in central Monipur, small groups of women activists fan out through narrow streets, knocking on doors, handing out pamphlets, and making the case for re... Read More


No case filed yet over killing of Jamaat Upazila secretary in Sherpur

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- No case has yet been filed over the death of Rezaual Karim, the Sreebordi Upazila secretary for Jamaat-e-Islami, who was killed following a clash between rival political groups durin... Read More


EC orders printing presses not to print election posters

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- The Election Commission has directed printing presses across the country not to print any posters for the 13th parliamentary election. The directive was sent to returning officers o... Read More


Bangladesh to spend $254mn on February general elections

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- The cost of conducting the parliamentary polls, scheduled for next month, has been estimated at $254 million-nearly $82 million more than the last election held two years ago. Nearl... Read More


Bangladesh's foreign funding gap widens as loan disbursement falls 29%

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Bangladesh's foreign loan and grant disbursements fell by 29 percent year-on-year in the first six months of the 2025-26 fiscal year, even as the government stepped up repayments to ... Read More


Parties must show responsibility, restraint, interim govt says after Jamaat activist's death

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- The interim government has expressed deep concern over the recent violence in Sherpur that resulted in the death of a Jamaat-e-Islami activist. Any loss of life linked to violence i... Read More


5 to die for murder of Gopalganj transport union leader Basu

Dhaka, Jan. 28 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced five people to death for the 2016 murder of Saidur Rahman Basu, a former president of the Gopalganj Motor Workers Union. Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 Ju... Read More


Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar dies in plane crash

Dhaka, Jan. 28 -- Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others were killed when a small aircraft carrying them crashed in India's Pune district on Wednesday morning. The privately ope... Read More


Tarique Rahman heads north in his cross-country campaign spree

Dhaka, Jan. 28 -- BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman is set to begin his election campaign in the country's northern region, following rallies in the Sylhet, Chattogram and Mymensingh divisions. BNP Medi... Read More