BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir cast his vote on Thursday morning. He cast his vote at Thakurgaon Government Girls’ High School centre around 7:40 am. Meanwhile, BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman is scheduled to cast his vote at the Gulshan Model School and College centre in the
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 were later handed over to Ashulia police station, UNB reports. Around 12:30 am, an army patrol team conducted an
For the first time in three decades, the Awami League’s electoral symbol, the boat, will not appear on the ballot paper in a national election in Bangladesh. One of the country’s oldest political parties, the Awami League has boycotted parliamentary elections twice in the past. This t
Voting in the 13th parliamentary election and a nationwide referendum began across the country at 7:30 am today (Thursday), with voters casting their ballots in what authorities described as a festive atmosphere. Balloting will continue uninterrupted until 4:30 pm. Early in the day, voters gather
Bangladesh's reciprocal trade-tariff deal with the United States is bound with strings that bar it from signing any free-trade deal or preferential economic deal with "non-market" countries, including China and Russia, without US consent. The US has officially listed 12 countries as non-market: Ch
A special information service has been launched through the a2i National Helpline 333 to provide voters with accurate and reliable information during the election. Citizens can dial the toll-free number from any mobile operator and press 9 to access election-related assistance. The service provid
At least three Jamaat leaders have been detained from Thakurgaon, Cumilla and Shariatpur districts on allegations of carrying huge sums of money the day before parliamentary election. The Islamic party headquarters dismissed the allegations as smear campaigns to malign its vote prospect. Police s
A passenger ferry capsized on the Nile River in Sudan on Wednesday, leaving at least 15 people dead, a medical group said. The ferry, with at least 27 people on board, including women and children, sank in the Shendi district in northern Nile River province, said the Sudan Doctors Network, a media
At least eight people were injured in a clash between activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami in Bagerhat’s Sadar upazila on Wednesday night. The incident took place in the Baruipara area around 10 pm. Both parties traded blame over the cause of the clash. Jamaat leaders alleged that activist
Three people were detained in Sylhet on Wednesday night after they allegedly entered a polling centre posing as election observers. The incident took place at Shahjalal Jameya Islamia School and College centre around 10 pm. According to locals, the three individuals entered the centre wearing obs
BNP Joint Secretary General and Lakshmipur-3 (Sadar) constituency candidate Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee has clarified the circumstances surrounding Tk1.5 million that was found in his vehicle in Laxmipur on Wednesday evening. In a video shared on his verified Facebook account, Anee said the Tk 15 m
Police recovered the hanging body of a Jatiotabadi Mohila Dal leader from her rented house in Feni town on Wednesday evening. The body of Roksana Akhter Lipi, 31, was recovered around 6:30pm from a locked room on the second floor of a six-storey building named Khalek Mansion on Mokchedur Rahman Ro
