Bangladesh’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested two officials of the Election Commission (EC) on allegations of illegally selling sensitive National Identity (NID) information, in a case investigators say generated more than Tk 100 million a month.
Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser (Adviser rank) and Chief Coordinator of Public Awareness Campaign Activities related to Referendum Professor Ali Riaz has urged people to remain in favor of 'Yes' in the referendum.
A violent clash broke out between two groups in Dasar upazila of Madaripur over local dominance and land disputes, leaving at least six people injured and 13 homes set on fire and looted.
Two young men were killed in a collision between a truck and a motorcycle on the Dhaka–Sylhet Highway in Ashuganj, Brahmanbaria.
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami–nominated candidate for Chattogram-15 constituency Shahjahan Chowdhury has been served a show-cause notice over allegations of publicly seeking votes for a specific election symbol at a feast event.
Two more people have died in Rangpur after falling ill from drinking rectified spirit, taking the death toll to six in three days. Two others are currently undergoing treatment in hospital.