PM, top leaders cast ballots in presidential election
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and other senior political leaders cast their ballots in first contested presidential election in nearly 35 years.
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Next presidential election to follow amended Article 70: Home Minister
The next presidential election will be held in accordance with the amended Article 70 of the Constitution, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said on Thursday (August 20).
Indian envoy mourns 7 Bangladeshis killed in Kolkata hotel fire
Indian High Commissioner to Dhaka Dinesh Trivedi has expressed condolences over the deaths of seven Bangladeshi nationals in a devastating fire at a residential hotel in Kolkata and assured that necessary measures would be taken in connection with the incident.
Acting President Hafiz Uddin Ahmed leaves Bangabhaban
Acting President Major (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed Bir Bikram left Bangabhaban on Thursday afternoon (August 20), completing his brief tenure as head of state following the resignation of Mohammed Shahabuddin.
Voting begins to elect 23rd president
Voting has begun in the presidential election after 35 years, with Members of Parliament to elect the country’s 23rd President through an open ballot.
7 to die, 7 to life in Jamalpur uncle-nephew murder case
A court in Jamalpur has sentenced seven people to death and seven others to life imprisonment in a high-profile case over the murder of an uncle and his nephew.
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