It feels like Eid, creating a new Bangladesh: Prof Yunus

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Thursday expressed optimism about Bangladesh's future, describing the atmosphere surrounding the twin elections as festive and historic, saying i... Read More

32.88% voter turnout reported by noon as voting continues peacefully

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Some 32.88 per cent of votes have been cast at 32,789 polling centres across the country as of 12:00 pm today. Election Commission (EC) Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed informed journa... Read More

NCP calls emergency press conference at 2:00pm

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- The National Citizens Party (NCP) has called an emergency press conference at 2:00pm today regarding the overall situation of the ongoing 13th National Parliament elections and refer... Read More

Voter turnout picks up at BAF Ashraf Ali Shaheen School centre in Shewrapara

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- A total of 412 voters had cast their ballots at the BAF Ashraf Ali Shaheen School polling centre in Shewrapara as of 11:30 am on Thursday, accounting for 21 per cent of the centre's ... Read More

Election official falls ill, dies at polling centre in Brahmanbaria

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- An election official has died while on duty at a polling centre in Brahmanbaria's Sarail Upazila. Md Mujahidul Islam, 48, was working at the Nazrul Islam Auditorium Centre (Polling ... Read More

Serial mismatch causes minor hassle at Suritola centre ; voting continues smoothly

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Voting at Suritola Government Primary School, a polling centre in Dhaka 6 constituency, witnessed minor disruptions due to serial mismatches in voter lists, but polling officials sai... Read More

Peaceful voting witnessed at Dhaka polling centres

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Voting was proceeding peacefully at several polling centres in the capital on Thursday, with satisfactory voter turnout reported in the morning hours. During visits to different cen... Read More

Women voters turn up early at Dhaka-16 polling centres

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Asfia Begum, 69, arrived at MDC Model School and College in Mirpur's Pallabi, at around 8:20 am to cast her vote in the 13th parliamentary elections on Thursday. Like her, many wome... Read More

EU Chief Observer calls twin polls a big day for Bangladesh democracy

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Chief Observer of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to Bangladesh Ivars Ijabs on Thursday said it is really a big day for Bangladesh's democracy as they starte... Read More

Army detains 13 BNP activists on suspicion of attempting to seize polling stations in Ashulia

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Members of the Bangladesh Army detained 13 BNP activists on suspicion of attempting to seize two polling stations in Dhaka's Ashulia early Thursday, officials said. The detainees we... Read More

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