Most JaPa candidates opt for leaving poll race
Special Correspondent :The opposition party in parliament Jatiya Party (JaPa) had submitted 287 nomination papers in the 12th forthcoming national polls to be held on...
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Electioneering on amid boycott
Arab News :Bangladesh’s ruling party held a campaign rally in Dhaka on Monday, ahead of general elections scheduled on Jan. 7 that the country’s main...
Poll turns into one-woman show
BBC :Bangladesh is holding general elections on 7 January – the result already looks inevitable. With the main opposition parties boycotting the poll and many...
12th JS poll Record number of forces to be deployed
Noman Mosharef :With a view to ensuring the upcoming 12thJatiya Sangsad (parliament) elections free, fair and participatory one, the government has approved to the deployment...
LPG cylinder cost goes up
Staff Reporter :Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has increased the price of liquefied petroleum gas further to Tk 119.40 per kilogram for the month of...
Labour law violation case: Prof Yunus gets 6-month jail
Gulam Rabbani : Nobel laureate Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus, also the Chairman of Grameen Telecom, and three other top officials of the organization were sentenced...
More AL sympathisers may quit polls
Special Correspondent : Sensing the risk of one-sided 12th parliamentary polls, Awami League (AL) sympathiser Jatiya Party (JaPa), which is a major buttress of the...
Gaza war to continue one more year: Israel
BBC Online :The Israeli military has said it expects the conflict in Gaza to continue throughout 2024. In a new year’s message, the Israel Defense...
Massive quake slams Japan Triggers warnings of tsunami
Reuters : A powerful earthquake struck central Japan on Monday, triggering warnings for residents to evacuate some areas on its west coast, destroying buildings, knocking...
JCD-cop clash 40 hurt in Habiganj, Pabna
Staff Reporter :At least 40 people, including several members of police, were injured in two separate clashes between police and BNP student wing Jatiyatabadi Chhatra...
Bank borrowing becomes costlier
Staff Reporter : On the first day of the New Year, interest rate against borrowing from banks has surged to 11.89 per cent as the...