Ferdous Ara, Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Bancharampur upazila in Brahmanbaria, died on Wednesday at a hospital in Dhaka. She breathed her last around 7:00 am, said Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Ranjan Chandra Dey. He said Ferdous Ara fell sick on Monday and was admitted to a hospi
The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday approved 73 more appeals on the fifth day against the order of acceptance and cancellation of nomination papers of the Returning Officers in the upcoming 13th national elections. EC Secretariat Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed told reporters this evening that
A Supreme Court lawyer has filed a public interest petition in the High Court seeking suspension of the national election until thousands of firearms looted during last year’s uprising are recovered. Lawyer Md Mahmudul Hasan lodged the writ petition on Wednesday, naming the cabinet secretary
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sazzat Ali asked all officers to strictly follow the code of conduct and remain vigilant against any activities by banned organisations that could disrupt the electoral environment. “Violations of the electoral code of conduct could jeopardise the
The interim government has not taken any decision on deploying forces to Gaza and will leave any final call to the next elected government, the country’s foreign affairs adviser has said, underlining Dhaka’s cautious approach amid international discussions on a possible stabilisati
