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Former UP chairman, wife arrested with weapons in Shariatpur

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Members of a joint security force have detained two people, including a former union council chairman, in Shariatpur's Zajra Upazila. The operation was conducted from 9pm on Tuesday... Read More


AI in election campaigning: Harassment surges amid deepfake content

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Artificial Intelligence (AI) has introduced a new dimension to social media campaigning in this year's election. Its misuse, however, is placing significant strain on the parties' c... Read More


Police enforce motorcycle ban with citywide checkpoints ahead of polls

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Authorities are enforcing a 72-hour ban on motorcycle movement imposed by the Election Commission (EC) ahead of the Feb 12 general election and referendum. The restriction, which be... Read More


Army seizes microbus with Tk 1mn in cash during election patrol in Chattogram

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- The Army has seized a microbus carrying Tk 1.05 million in Chandanaish and handed it over to police ahead of polling in the Chattogram-14 parliamentary constituency. The seizure was... Read More


6 hand bombs recovered and defused in Bagerhat

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Members of a joint security force have recovered six hand bombs abandoned in Bagerhat. Md Masum Khan, chief of Bagerhat Sadar Model Police Station said the bombs were recovered in t... Read More


Chief of Thakurgaon's Jamaat-e-Islami unit detained with 'bag of cash'

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Police say Belal Uddin, the chief of the Jamaat-e-Islami unit of Thakurgaon district, has been detained with "a bag of cash". He was taken into custody at the Saidpur Airport, accor... Read More


Over 880,000 postal ballots delivered to returning officers for general election, referendum

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- The Election Commission (EC) has confirmed that 883,387 postal ballots from both home and abroad have reached returning officers before the Feb 12 parliamentary polls and referendum.... Read More


Bangladesh launches 'Shubhechha', 'Druto Ticket' platforms for expatriate services, transport transparency

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Bangladesh's interim government has launched two mobile applications aimed at improving access to public services and increasing transparency in ticketing. Chief Advisor Muhammad Yu... Read More


Jatiya Party chief GM Quader asks voters to back 'plough' to end 'anarchy' in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Feb. 10 -- Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader has called for an end to the "politics of hatred and division" that he believes has pitted the nation's 180 million people against one another. He sa... Read More


European Union mission says election situation under control so far

Dhaka, Feb. 10 -- The head of the European Union Election Observation Mission has said the election situation in Bangladesh is under the control of state authorities so far, as the mission begins full... Read More