The government will take necessary diplomatic and policy measures following the decision to suspend the US immigrant visa process for citizens of 75 countries, including Bangladesh, said Information Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Thursday. “The decision was announced only yesterday, and the
The BNP has urged the Election Commission (EC) to urgently form a “fact-checking cell” to counter what it describes as rampant disinformation on social media during the election season. At a briefing at the party’s Gulshan office on Thursday evening, Mahdi Amin, spokesperson of t
The Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party electoral alliance has announced candidates for 253 parliamentary constituencies as part of a seat-sharing arrangement. The announcement was made at a press conference held after 9pm on Thursday at the Institution of Diploma Engineers in Dhaka. Speaking on behalf
In a move to streamline the voting process for the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election and Referendum in 2026, Bangladesh Bank (BB) has issued a formal directive to all scheduled banks regarding the use of the “Postal Vote BD” app. The central bank’s Banking Regulation
Bangladesh will not reverse its decision to skip the T20 World Cup in India, youth and sports advisor Asif Nazrul had reiterated. Speaking at a briefing at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka on Thursday, Nazrul said there was “no scope” for Bangladesh to step back from its position.
