Current Affairs
Archives to release Sheikh Hasina's phone records
An initiative has been taken to preserve and make public the call records of the red telephone used by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Ganabhaban. By selecting a specific date, members of the public will be able to listen to the phone conversations held on that day.
Trial of Joy, Palak begins at ICT
Charges have been framed at the International Crimes Tribunal against Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and former State Minister for ICT Junaid Ahmed Palak, on allegations of genocide and crimes against humanity linked to the internet shutdown during the July mass uprising.
Shafiqur gets 'Daripalla', 'Dhaner Shish' for Shafikul in Dhaka-15
In Dhaka-13 constituency, BNP candidate Bobby Hajjaj has been allocated the paddy sheaf (Dhaner Shish) symbol. In the same constituency, Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis candidate Maulana Mohammad Mamunul Haque has received the Rickshaw symbol. The symbols were allocated on Wednesday, January 21, at the Election Training Institute building in Agargaon, Dhaka, under the supervision of the returning officer for Dhaka-15 and Dhaka-13, Mohammad Yunus Ali.
Deadline for expatriate voters to send ballots Jan 25
The Election Commission (EC) has intensified efforts to ensure the voting rights of expatriate Bangladeshis for the upcoming Thirteenth National Parliament election. To ensure that ballots sent by overseas voters are included in the counting process on time, a special directive has been issued requiring postal ballots to be sent by Sunday, January 25.
Legendary actor Ilias Javed no more
Popular actor of Bangladesh’s golden cinema era, Ilias Javed, passed away today, Wednesday, January 21, after a long battle with cancer. He was 82 years old at the time of his death.
Rumeen Farhana receives duck symbol
Independent candidate Barrister Rumeen Farhana has received the duck symbol for the upcoming Thirteenth National Parliament election in the Brahmanbaria-2 constituency, covering Sarail–Ashug
Nabi Ullah gets 'Dhaner Shish', Md Kamal Hossain 'Daripalla' symbol in Dhaka-5
BNP candidate Md Nabi Ullah has been allotted the 'Dhaner Shish' symbol for the Dhaka-5 constituency in the upcoming 13th national parliamentary election. Jamaat-e-Islami nominee Md Kamal Hossain has received the 'Daripalla' symbol in the same seat.
UN wants to see peaceful election in Bangladesh
The Thirteenth National Parliament election in Bangladesh must be held peacefully, securely, and on schedule, urged Farhan Haq, deputy spokesperson for UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
Tasnim Jara gets football symbol
Independent candidate Dr Tasnim Jara has received the football symbol for the Dhaka-9 constituency. She collected the symbol on Wednesday, January 21, from the Dhaka Divisional Election Office.
Thousands protest across US against Trump immigration policies
Thousands of US workers and students marched through cities and university campuses on Tuesday in opposition to President Donald Trump's immigration policies.