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Election Commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Masud said a conducive environment exists for the election and there will be no election engineering this time.
To facilitate voters in the upcoming 13th national parliamentary election and referendum, the Bangladesh Election Commission has introduced four simple ways to check polling centre details and voter numbers. The services combine an app, hotline, SMS and website to ensure quick and accurate access to information.
Election Commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Masud said a conducive environment exists for the election and there will be no election engineering this time.
The world is entering an era where the pinnacle of human innovation could be the instrument of its own extinction. As Artificial Intelligence (AI) promises to revolutionize everyday life, its growing integration into nuclear decision-making systems is igniting a race that is as lethal as it is unpredictable. Today, a critical question has emerged: should the decision to deploy weapons capable of annihilating civilization ever be shaped, even indirectly, by algorithms?
As the 13th National Parliamentary Election approaches, campaign activities by all participating political parties have reached a peak. Various parties have already intensified their field-level campaigns and organizational activities across the country.
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Bangladesh has lost the title after a heavy defeat to India in the final of the SAFF Under-19 Women's Championship held in Pokhara, Nepal. India defeated Bangladesh 4-0 in today's final to become champions.
Bangladesh's left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman will play again for his former team, Lahore Qalandars, in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The franchise has signed him through a direct contract.
Pakistan has decided not to play against India following Bangladesh's exclusion from the T20 World Cup. The country's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif confirmed the matter. Welcoming this decision, Sports Adviser Asif Nazrul expressed his gratitude to Pakistan on social media platform Facebook.
Pakistan will not play against India in the T20 World Cup under any circumstances, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced. He stated, "We will not play against India in the T20 world cup in any way. India's policy in cricket is unacceptable. We stand with Bangladesh."
Spirited Bangladesh under-19 women’s national football team has stormed into the final of SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship.
The Cricketers' Welfare Association of Bangladesh (CWAB) has expressed deep concern over the recent "unwanted" and "unfortunate" incident involving former national team captain Khaled Mashud Pilot at a recent press conference. The organisation detailed its stance in a press release sent to the media on Wednesday.
US Donald Trump on Friday described recent indirect talks with Iran as “very good,” following a meeting between US and Iranian representatives in Muscat, Oman.
A suicide attack at a Shia mosque in Islamabad has killed at least 31 people and wounded dozens more, in one of the worst such incidents to hit Pakistan’s capital.
Direct talks between Iran and the United States have begun in Oman, Iranian state television reported on Friday. At the same time, Tehran stated that it remains prepared for self-defense if necessary, while US President Donald Trump did not completely rule out the possibility of military action.
BNP secretary general and party-nominated Sheaf of Paddy candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called on people to rise to save the Teesta, saying India has failed to resolve the long-standing issue of Teesta water sharing.
Mufti Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim, the Pir of Charmonai and Ameer of Islami Andolan Bangladesh, has stated that America is on one side of the Scale symbol and India on the other.
Sylhet district and metropolitan BNP have levelled allegations of propaganda, intimidation, and vote-buying. Leaders made these allegations at a press conference held at the main election office of Sylhet-1 constituency candidate Khondaker Abdul Moqtadir on Saturday afternoon. Prior to this, party leaders had lodged a verbal complaint with the District Commissioner on Friday night.
BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman will address a total of 14 election rallies across Dhaka North and South City Corporations over two days. These rallies will be held on the upcoming Sunday, February 8, and Monday, February 9.
The much-discussed 13th national parliamentary election is set to be held on February 12. As the election draws closer, political tension and violence are rising, accompanied by a rapid spread of rumours and disinformation. Alongside street politics, the virtual world has turned into a battlefield of an “information war”. Fake news on social media, AI-generated deepfake videos and fabricated photo cards have created a dangerous reality that can influence voter decisions. This raises a critical question: how much impact can rumours have on the upcoming election
As the 13th National Parliamentary Election draws closer, political discourse in Bangladesh is becoming increasingly sharp—marked by heightened rhetoric, strategic wordplay, and intensified efforts to politically weaken opponents. A recent and notable example of this trend is the public war of words between the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami over the use of the term “ Guptho (covert).”
It was July 2021. The world was in the throes of a severe chip crisis. At such a time, an analyst asked Mark Liu, chairman of TSMC, the center of the technology world, a strange question: "Aren't your customers worried when China threatens war with Taiwan?"
Chief Adviser to the interim government, Muhammad Yunus, has stressed that whichever party comes to power in the future, bilateral cooperation between Bangladesh and China must continue. He made this call during a meeting with a delegation from the China-Bangladesh Partnership Forum at the state guesthouse Jamuna on Wednesday, November 3.
Interim government foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain said there is no situation in Bangladesh where Indian officials or their family members are at risk.
Renowned jatra artiste, director and writer Milon Kanti Dey, who acted in more than 150 productions, has died. He breathed his last at his residence in Kalishahar of Patiya upazila in Chattogram on Saturday, February 7, at 3.25pm. He was 78.
A clash occurred between leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and BNP in Ujjalpur village under Begumpur union in Darshana Thana, falling under the Chuadanga-2 constituency. At least six people from both sides were injured in the clash. During the confrontation, election offices of both parties were vandalised.
Gold prices in Bangladesh rose again on Friday, just a day after a minor decline, reflecting continued volatility in the market.
