Bangladesh

United States Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T. Christensen said the United States will not take sides in the country’s upcoming 13th parliamentary election. He made the remarks on Wednesday afternoon after meeting Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin at the Election Commission building on Wednesday (28 January). “The outcome of the election is for the Bangladeshi people and only ...

A total of 425,788 expatriate voters have already cast their votes through postal ballot in the 13th parliamentary election and referendum, according to election officials. Salim Ahmad Khan, team leader of the OCV-SDI project on expatriate voter registration, disclosed the figures on Tuesday. Khan said that by 10:30am on 27 January, ballots had reached destination countries for 766,862 expatriate voters ...

Border Guard Bangladesh Director General Maj Gen Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui inaugurated the Saint Martin Border Outpost (BOP) under the Teknaf Battalion (2 BGB) and the newly established Sea Beach BOP in Teknaf, strengthening security along the coastal border. The BGB chief opened the Saint Martin BOP, which includes modern accommodation for troops. The new facility aims to ensure the safety ...

Election Commissioner Brig. Gen. Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah (Retd.) on Tuesday said there will be no compromise under any circumstances if the integrity of voting is undermined. “If anyone casts a vote without following the proper procedure, that vote will be declared invalid. General ballots and postal ballots will be counted simultaneously. However, counting postal ballots will take more time,” ...

Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul has urged the Maldives authorities to increase the recruitment of qualified professionals, including doctors, engineers, nurses and teachers, from Bangladesh. He made the call at a meeting with Maldives Minister for Higher Education, Labour and Skill Development Dr Ali Haider Ahmed on the sidelines of the Global Labour Market Conference in ...

Jayiya Nagorik Party (NCP) leader and parliamentary candidate in Dhaka-8 constituency Nasiruddin Patwari demanded the expulsion of his rival, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas, following an alleged physical assault at a local cultural event. Speaking at an emergency press conference in Fakirapool, Patwari appealed directly to BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman to take disciplinary action against Abbas, ...

The interim government has not taken any decision to implement the proposed new pay scale, said Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan on Tuesday. While responding reporters, the adviser said, ”The government has only received the Pay Commission’s report and has not taken any decision to enforce it.”

Election Commissioner Brigadier General Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah (retd) on Monday asserted that there would be no tolerance for disorder or misconduct at polling centres during the upcoming national election, assuring voters and political stakeholders of a secure and disciplined voting environment. Speaking at a views exchange meeting with the district law and order committee at the Chandpur Deputy Commissioner’s ...

A total of 4,05,164 Bangladeshi expatriates have already cast their votes through postal ballots for the 13th national parliamentary election and the accompanying referendum, reflecting strong participation from voters living abroad. Salim Ahmed Khan, team leader of the OCV SDI expatriate voter registration project, confirmed the figures on Monday. He said that as of noon on January 26, a total ...

National Citizen Party (NCP) Spokesperson Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain on Monday said the countrymen saw a new face of Awami League’s 17-year largely fascist rule over the past 16 months. In the 17 years till the 2024 July Uprising, people faced state-backed repression, enforced disappearances, murder, custodial torture and more. A demonstration of those atrocities was staged in the 16 ...