CEC with EC delegation pays courtesy call on Chief Justice
UNB, Dhaka : A delegation of the Election Commission (EC), led by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal, paid a courtesy call on Chief...
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Opposition movement is welcome, but won’t tolerate arson violence: PM Hasina
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said her government has no objection to any movement by the opposition parties, but no arson...
Clashes continue between factions in Palestinian camp in Lebanon as death toll climbs to 6
AP, Lebanon : Clashes continued for a third day in a Palestinian camp in Lebanon on Monday between members of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah...
Death toll in Pakistan suicide bombing rises to 54 as families hold funerals, police say
AP, Pakistan : The death toll from a massive suicide bombing that targeted an election rally for a pro-Taliban cleric rose to 54 Monday, as...
Heatwave sweeps Dhaka, other districts; Rains likely in parts of country
UNB, Dhaka : A mild heat wave is sweeping parts of the country including Dhaka. “ It is sweeping Rajshahi , Sylhet divisions, Dhaka, Tangail,...
Rampal power plant shut down again due to coal shortage; load shedding increases
UNB, Dhaka : The first unit of Rampal coal-fired power plant was shut down again due to the coal shortage early Sunday that triggered load...
A bomb at a political rally in northwest Pakistan kills at least 40 people and wounds more than 150
AP, KHAR : A powerful bomb ripped through a rally by supporters of a hard-line cleric and political leader in the country’s northwestern Bajur district...
11 cases filed against 549 BNP leaders, activists in Dhaka over Saturday’s clashes
UNB, Dhaka: At least 11 cases have been filed against 549 leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in connection with the clashes...
700 arrested over Saturday’s clashes, arson attacks on buses: Home Minister
UNB, Dhaka : At least 700 people have been arrested in connection with the clashes with police, violence and arson attacks during BNP’s sit-in programme...
Another foreign election monitoring delegation meets EC
UNB, Dhaka : Another election monitoring delegation comprising members from the US, China, Japan, and Ireland held a meeting with the Election Commission (EC) today...
Schedule for 12th parliamentary election won’t be announced before last week of Oct: CEC
UNB, Dhaka : Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal on Sunday said that the schedule for the 12th parliamentary election will not be announced...
People horrified at the return of BNP’s arson violence: PM Hasina
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the people once again witnessed the horror of arson violence unleashed by BNP as the...