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Election Commission to notify overseas voters on registration through app

Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- The Election Commission (EC) will soon set regional deadlines for Bangladeshi expatriates to register for postal voting ahead of the parliamentary elections. The postal voting app, ... Read More


Pedestrian hurt in crude bomb blast in Dhaka

Dhaka, Nov. 16 -- A pedestrian has been injured in a crude bomb blast in Dhaka's Eskaton. The incident occurred at 8am on Sunday, said Inspector Sajjad Hossain of Hatirjheel Police Station. "We have... Read More


Tribunal turns on maker: ICT weighs Hasina's fate for 'crimes against humanity' in Uprising

Dhaka, Nov. 16 -- For more than a decade, the International Crimes Tribunal symbolised Sheikh Hasina's pursuit of war-crimes justice. Now, that institution has become the arena of her gravest trial, a... Read More


Trinamool BNP leader Shamsher Mobin announces retirement from politics

Dhaka, Nov. 16 -- Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury, chairman of the Trinamool BNP, has announced his retirement from politics. On Sunday night, he said, "I have fully retired from politics. I am now not invo... Read More


'Crude bombs' explode outside Advisor Rizwana's residence amid rising tensions

Dhaka, Nov. 16 -- Police say two crude bombs were detonated outside the Central Road residence of interim government Advisor Syeda Rizwana Hasan as tensions ran high ahead of the International Crimes ... Read More


Samakal's Rony becomes first reporter in Bangladesh to win 12 DRU Best Reporting Awards

Dhaka, Nov. 16 -- Abu Saleh Rony, senior reporter at Samakal, has secured the Nagad-DRU (Dhaka Reporters Unity) Best Reporting Award 2025. He earned the accolade in the category covering political, a... Read More


Parked cover van set on fire in Mymensingh

Dhaka, Nov. 16 -- A covered van has been set on fire in the Akua Bypass area of Mymensingh city. The incident occurred around midnight on Saturday, according to Muhammad Shibirul Islam, chief of Myme... Read More


3 buses set ablaze, crude bombs blast in Dhaka at night

Dhaka, Nov. 16 -- At least three buses have been torched in Dhaka's Hazaribagh, South Keraniganj and Savar, while crude bombs have detonated in several areas. Despite the violence overnight on Saturd... Read More


Primary school teacher dies 8 days after falling ill in 'sound grenade' blast

Dhaka, Nov. 16 -- A government primary school teacher who fell ill after a "sound grenade" was fired during a protest in Dhaka has died in hospital eight days later, colleagues say. Fatema Akter, an ... Read More


Govt moves 36 police officers in one day, including Gazipur commissioner, six SPs

Dhaka, Nov. 16 -- The government has reshuffled 36 police officers in a major round of transfers, appointing a new Gazipur Metropolitan Police (GMP) commissioner and new superintendents of police (SPs... Read More