Bangladesh

Apart from the public holiday on the voting day on February 12, the Council of Advisers today approved a proposal declaring public holiday on February 11 to facilitate voter participation and ensure proper law and order management ahead of the polls. The Council gave the approval at its weekly meeting at the Chief Adviser’s Office here with Chief Adviser Professor ...

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 on Thursday framed charges against seven accused, including Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader, in a case filed for alleged crimes against humanity committed during the July Mass Uprising. The order was issued by a three-member tribunal, led by Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury, scrapping discharge petition filed for the accused. The tribunal also set February ...

National Citizen Party (NCP) officially launch its election campaign with offering prayers at Dhaka’s Tin Netar Mazar (mausoleum of three national leaders) and Shaheed Osman Hadi at 11:30AM near Doyel Chattar on Dhaka University campus. Top party leaders, including (NCP) Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary, the candidate of Dhaka-8 constituency, attended the programme. All the political parties started campaigning formally for ...

Professor Ali Riaz Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser, told a town hall meeting on Thursday that every citizen represents the “Yes” candidate in the upcoming referendum, as a positive vote will secure a democratic and humanitarian future for the nation. “People often ask who the ‘Yes’ candidate is. I say—you, I, and all of us are the candidates for ...

The Ninth National Pay Commission on Wednesday submitted its report to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the state guesthouse Jamuna in the capital. The 23-member commission, led by its Chairman Zakir Ahmed Khan, presented the report in the afternoon, three weeks ahead of its deadline, said the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing. Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed, Chief Adviser’s Special ...

The Election Commission (EC) has completed the allocation of symbols for 1,973 candidates contesting 298 constituencies across the country for the upcoming 13th national parliamentary election. With the symbol allocation completed, candidates will be able to start their campaigns from tomorrow, EC officials said. Returning officers across the 298 constituencies conducted the symbol allocation from Wednesday morning until 5:00 pm, ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today stressed on holding the forthcoming general elections slated for February 12 in a manner that it can set a standard for polls in the country in future. “The 2026 polls should be such an election that will set a standard for future elections,” he said. The Chief Adviser made the remarks while chairing a ...

A court here on Wednesday set 9 February for holding a further hearing on charge framing in a sedition case filed against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 285 others. Judge Md Abdus Salam of Dhaka Special Judge Court-9 passed the order, allowing separate pleas from the defence in this connection. The case was lodged over allegations of participating in ...

A clear picture of the upcoming electoral landscape emerged on Wednesday after the deadline for withdrawing nominations expired, revealing the final seat distributions for major political parties. While parties have yet to release official tallies, internal sources confirm that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will contest at least 285 constituencies under the “Paddy Leaf” symbol. Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has fielded candidates ...

The interim government has formally inaugurated a digital bail bond system, known as e-bail bond, replacing the traditional bail bond submission process in a move aimed at modernising the justice system and reducing public suffering. The initiative was inaugurated on Wednesday (21 January) at a programme held at the Secretariat, with the Adviser to the Ministry of Law, Justice and ...