Dhaka Polytechnic students block road in midnight protest

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- A group of students from Dhaka Polytechnic Institute have staged a midnight protest, blocking Tejgaon's Sat Rasta intersection. The protesters are demanding the withdrawal of a gove... Read More

Restoration of candidacies by courts creates problems for Election Commission

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Court orders have restored the candidacies of 40 to 45 aspirants over the past week, complicating matters for the Election Commission (EC), particularly as it sends postal ballots to... Read More

Tarique launches northern campaign with visit to Shah Makhdum shrine in Rajshahi

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has begun his election campaign in northern Bangladesh with a visit to the shrine of the revered Sufi saint Shah Makhdum (R.) in Rajshahi. He arrived at ... Read More

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

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