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‘No one can derail elections’

Staff Reporter: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said that no force would be able to derail this year’s national election, despite any attempts at conspiracy. “We have witnessed various plots...

Awareness essential to control NCDs

Staff Reporter: Due to lack of safe and healthy eating habits and increasing dependence on processed food, various non-communicable diseases, including high blood pressure, are increasing at an alarming rate in Bangladesh. According to...

Fraudsters targeting EC staff for honorariums

UNB: The Election Commission (EC) on Sunday urged officials involved in election-related activities not to respond to phone calls from fraudsters. The EC said it has recently been observed that fraudsters are attempting to...

Norway declared $1m support for Rohingyas 

Staff Reporter: Norway has declared one million US dollars to support nearly 1.2 million Rohingyas in Bangladesh, helping sustain critical humanitarian assistance and protection services amid declining global funding. The contribution forms part of...

‘Voter turnout in polls likely to exceed 55pc’

Diplomatic Correspondent: Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain on Sunday said voter turnout in the upcoming 13th parliamentary poll was expected to exceed 55 per cent, higher than the 1991 election. He also acknowledged that concerns...

Jamaat women’s wing alleges attacks

Staff Reporter: Placing a woman in the top leadership position is not the main concern for Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, the party’s women’s wing Secretary Nurunnisa Siddiqua said on Sunday, citing Quranic principles that assign men...