Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has said his party seeks an end to all discrimination based on religion or caste, and it will no longer tolerate attempts to divide the nation by... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- Bangladesh Bank has introduced a new design for the Tk 10 banknote, featuring imagery from last year's July Uprising alongside its earlier design of the Baitul Mukarram National Mosqu... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- For decades, Rangpur was the unshakable heartland of the Jatiya Party, where the Ershad family's shadow dominated every ballot. Now, as the post-Uprising election approaches, that dom... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- The Election Commission (EC) has taken steps to resume the tradition of broadcasting speeches by heads of political parties taking part in the parliamentary polls. Officials are curr... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- The Bangladesh government has decided to change the name of the Rapid Action Battalion, or RAB. The law-enforcing agency has regularly drawn criticism from the UN and different human... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- Home Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has admitted that there is some election-centric violence across Bangladesh, but claims that the level of violence is not increasing. The home ad... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- The High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the candidacy of MA Quayum, who is contesting in the parliamentary polls on the BNP ticket from the Dhaka-11 constituency. The ben... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- At least three people have suffered injuries following a clash among supporters of rival candidates in the Dhaka-12 constituency. The wounded, who are currently receiving treatment a... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- Field-level officials of the Election Commission (EC) have lodged 176 cases and imposed fines totalling Tk 1.83 million for violations of the electoral code of conduct in the run-up t... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- Dock workers and terminal staff have continued their work stoppage for a third consecutive day to protest the handover of the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to the UAE-based fir... Read More