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The Election Commission, EC, has directed that all 42,779 polling centres for the 13th national parliamentary election and referendum be kept smoke-free. Letters in this regard have already been sent to all returning officers.
The election offices of independent candidate Saiful Islam Firoz, bearing the Cap and Bowl symbol in Jhenaidah-4 constituency, have been attacked and vandalised. An unexploded cocktail was recovered by law enforcement during the incident.
Abdur Rashid Jitu, Vice-President (VP) of the Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (JUCSU), has joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Several leaders from different JUCSU hall unions have also joined the Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatradal.
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.
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).”
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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.
Indian Congress leader and Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor has stated that India bears some responsibility for the ongoing instability surrounding the T20 World Cup. He called the decision to drop Bangladeshi pacer Mustafizur Rahman from the IPL "disgraceful" and argued that politics should not be mixed with sport.
Mild tremors were felt in several northern districts of Bangladesh following a series of earthquakes in India’s Sikkim region.
Women in Iran can now formally obtain a license to ride a motorcycle, local media reported Wednesday, ending years of legal ambiguity surrounding two-wheelers.
Iran and the United States have agreed to hold nuclear talks on Friday in Oman, Iran’s foreign minister said, as tensions remain high following Tehran’s deadly crackdown on nationwide protests.
Abdur Rashid Jitu, Vice-President (VP) of the Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (JUCSU), has joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Several leaders from different JUCSU hall unions have also joined the Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatradal.
Independent candidate Barrister Rumin Farhana has accused Brahmanbaria's Sarail Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) and Assistant Returning Officer, Md. Abubakar Sarkar, of biased behaviour.
Divisional Correspondent, Rajshahi: BNP's party MP candidate and the President of the Central Farmers' League, Agriculturist Hasan Jafir Tuhin, has said that sixty lakh BNP leaders and activists have been accused in 100,000 false cases by 'Fascist Hasina'. Thousands of leaders and activists have been subjected to enforced disappearance and killing.
BNP candidate for Dhaka-8 constituency, Mirza Abbas, has alleged that Jamaat and its 'offspring' (NCP) have installed Dr. Yunus in power and are now participating in the election from that advantaged position. He claimed that the head of government himself has said that they put him there. Therefore, he alleged, Jamaat and the NCP are contesting the election from a position of power.
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.
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.
The soulful voice of Netrokona has fallen silent. Renowned Baul artist Sunil Karmakar passed away on Friday morning after battling illness in the hospital for several days.
Five people, including a child, have been injured by indiscriminate gunfire allegedly fired by miscreants in the Alikhali Rohingya camp area in Teknaf upazila, Cox's Bazar. Three of them are Bangladeshi citizens. The incident occurred around 8:30 pm on Thursday in the Block-A/04 area of Teknaf 25 Alikhali Rohingya Camp.
The Chittagong Port Protection Struggle Council has suspended the ongoing work abstention by workers and staff at Chittagong Port for two days following a meeting with the Shipping Adviser.
