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'Postal Ballot BD' app coming for expatriate voters, CEC Nasir Uddin says

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- Bangladeshi expatriates who have smart national identity cards (NIDs) will be able to vote in the upcoming parliamentary election using a postal ballot. Chief Election Commiss... Read More


Rain dampens JUCSU polls, with turnout uneven across centres in first 3 hours

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- Students at Jahangirnagar University have begun casting their ballots in the long-awaited JUCSU elections. Voting opened at 9am on Thursday across 21 residential halls as heav... Read More


3 coaches of Dhaka-bound Kalni Express unlike while in motion

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- Three carriages of the Kalni Express headed from Sylhet to Dhaka have unlinked from the rest of the train as it was in motion in Brahmanbaria's Ashuganj. The incident occurred... Read More


Rain in Dhaka brings a little relief from searing heat

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- fter several days of scorching heat, the sky over Dhaka city was cloudy on Thursday. And eventually, when the rain came down, Bangladesh's capital saw a little relief from the ... Read More


Religion Advisor Khalid Hossain meets Pakistan Prime Minister Sharif

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has met with Religious Affairs Advisor AFM Khalid Hossain. A press statement from the Ministry of Religious Affairs said the meeting too... Read More


Journalists barred from entering poll centres for women in JUCSU election

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- The media has allegedly been barred from entering the polling centres for women in the Jahangirnagar Central Students' Union (JUCSU) election. Even women reporters were not al... Read More


JUCSU election: Voting resumes with long queues at Tajuddin Hall after brief pause

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- Voting at Tajuddin Hall, one of the 21 polling centres in Jahangirnagar University's Central Students' Union (JUCSU) election, resumed after a half-hour suspension, leaving vot... Read More


Chhatra Dal boycotts JUCSU student union election

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- The Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal has announced a boycott of the central student union (JUCSU) election at Jahangirnagar University over allegations of vote rigging. The announceme... Read More


ACC summons 12 ex-secretaries over 'flat allocation irregularities'

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has summoned 12 former secretaries during the Awami League government over allegations that they were allocated luxury flats in Dhaka's Dha... Read More


Afghanistan start Asia Cup campaign with emphatic win over Hong Kong

Bangladesh, Sept. 10 -- Afghanistan have started their Asia Cup mission by winning the opening match against Hong Kong by 94 runs. Hong Kong fell short at 94/9 in 20 overs as they were chasing a mass... Read More