Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd.) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has warned that strict action will be taken against election officials and law enforcement personnel if any irregularities occur at polling stations during the 13th national election, including ballot box snatching or fake voting. He issued t
Despite lingering anxieties around the electoral environment, a large majority of voters say they feel safe going to polling stations, according to a nationwide survey released on Tuesday. Confidence is also relatively high that religious and ethnic minorities will be able to vote without fear. H
Inside a high-rise lift in Mohakhali, a private sector employee told his colleagues he would travel to his village just to cast his vote, saying he was getting the chance to vote “after many years”. One quipped: “What if you find your vote already cast?” Nur Hossain from R
A harrowing narrative of cruelty has emerged in court as prosecutors detailed the alleged abuse of a young domestic worker during the remand hearing of former Biman chief Shafiqur Rahman and his associates. During Tuesday’s hearing, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Zakir Hossain read
The Amar Ekushey Book Fair has been scheduled to begin on Feb 20 despite objections from some publishers, with the government deciding to waive 55 per cent of stall rents for participating publishers. The decision was announced at a meeting with publishers held at Bangla Academy on Tuesday. Earli
