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Most election candidates expected to submit nomination papers Monday

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- The majority of party-backed and independent candidates are expected to submit their nomination papers on Monday, the final day for filing ahead of the 13th national election. The E... Read More


Two 'student advisors' rule themselves out of election

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- Two former student advisors to the interim government, both drawn from the Anti-discrimination Student Movement, have confirmed they will not stand in the parliamentary election. As... Read More


Man detained at Inqilab Moncho rally for carrying 'firearm', later found to be 'toy pistol'

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- Police have detained a youth at the Inqilab Moncho's rally in Shahbagh, initially reported by some protesters on social media as an "armed individual". The incident occurred around ... Read More


Death rates in hybrids 'three times higher' than petrol cars, data shows

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- UK newspapers have reported, citing official data, that motorists in hybrid cars are three times more likely to die than those in petrol cars. Analysing figures from the Department ... Read More


Dhaka-bound train derails after track removal in Gafargaon

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- A Dhaka-bound passenger train has derailed in Mymensingh's Gafargaon after sections of the railway track were removed. The engine and two coaches of the Agnibina Express ran off the... Read More


Jatiya Party's Anwar Hossain Manju withdraws from election

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman Anwar Hossain Manju has withdrawn from the parliamentary elections, choosing not to submit his nomination papers. He had collected nomination papers for t... Read More


RUCSU GS Ammar calls for University Teachers' Network to be shut down

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- Rajshahi University Central Student Union General Secretary Salahuddin Ammar has called for the University Teachers' Network to be shut down. He made this call in response to a stat... Read More


44 candidates file nomination papers in five Dhaka seats

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- A total of 44 candidates have submitted nomination papers for five constituencies in Dhaka ahead of the parliamentary elections. Dhaka District Administrator and Returning Officer M... Read More


Crude bomb attack on BNP protest triggers turmoil in Bhola

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- Bhola town has descended into chaos after crude bombs were hurled at a protest of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) demanding justice for its slain student leader Rezwan Amin Si... Read More


Election turns family matter as Babar, his wife file nominations for Netrokona-4

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- Tahmina Zaman Sraboni, wife of former state minister for home affairs Lutfozzaman Babar, has also submitted her nomination papers for the Netrakona-4 constituency (comprising Mohango... Read More