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BNP brings in three retired army officers for Tarique Rahman's security

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has appointed three retired army officers as directors in the security team of its acting chairman Tarique Rahman. The appointments were announ... Read More


JnUCSU polls: What Chhatra Dal and Shibir VP candidates said after voting

Dhaka, Jan. 6 -- Vice-president (VP) candidates from the two panels backed by Jatiotabadi Chhatra Dal and Islami Chhatra Shibir have expressed confidence about their chances of the university's centra... Read More


EU delegation meets Tarique on free, fair polls

Dhaka, Jan. 6 -- A European Union delegation has met BNP acting chief Tarique Rahman to discuss ensuring a free and fair national election. The meeting took place on Tuesday night at the party chief'... Read More


Trader assaulted during student union election at Jagannath University

Dhaka, Jan. 6 -- A trader has been assaulted at the main gate of Dhaka's Jagannath University during voting in the university's first-ever central students' union election. The incident occurred arou... Read More


A battery plant operates next to a primary school in Narsingdi. Its smoke has turned lessons into a daily health risk

Dhaka, Jan. 6 -- Every day, pupils at Purandia Government Primary School in Narsingdi's Shibpur Upazila arrive for lessons only to find the air thick with smoke. Next to the school's boundary wall st... Read More


Islami Andolan alarmed over fairness over 'uneven' election playing field

Dhaka, Jan. 6 -- Islami Andolan Bangladesh has expressed concern that the national election may not be fair, warning of what it described as an uneven playing field for candidates and parties. Speaki... Read More


Voting begins in first-ever Jagannath University students' union election

Dhaka, Jan. 6 -- Voting in the first-ever Jagannath University Central Students' Union (JnUCSU) election is under way, nearly 20 years after the institution began operating as a university in Dhaka. ... Read More


Jagannath University polls suspended after ballot error causes 2-hour delay

Dhaka, Jan. 6 -- The election commission of Jagannath University's Central Student Union (JnUCSU) has run into a problem while counting votes following a peaceful polling process. Vote counting has b... Read More


Protecting political leaders 'top priority' ahead of elections, says press secretary

Dhaka, Jan. 6 -- In the run-up to the national election, the government has placed the highest priority on ensuring the security of political party leaders in light of recent violent incidents. On Tu... Read More


Another 122 challenges against EC's decisions on second day

Dhaka, Jan. 6 -- On the second day of appeals over nominations for the parliamentary polls, the Election Commission (EC) has received 122 applications challenging returning officers' decisions. Senio... Read More