Bangladesh

The Election Commission (EC) has released the draft of the updated voter list on Sunday, August 10. Citizens have been given 12 days to review their information and apply for corrections if necessary. According to EC Director of Public Relations Md. Shariful Alam, the draft voter list has been displayed at the offices of Upazila and Thana Election Officers across ...

The interim government plans to procure at least 40,000 body-worn cameras for police to enhance security at voting booths during the upcoming general election in February. The move was discussed at a high-level meeting at the State Guest House Jamuna on Saturday with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in the chair. Home Adviser Lt General (Retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury and ...

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A M M Nasir Uddin announced on Saturday that the next national election in Bangladesh is scheduled to take place in the first half of February. Speaking earlier in the day at a meeting with election officials from Rangpur division, the CEC said the Election Commission (EC) plans to replace personnel involved in previous election processes ...

BNP Acting Chairperson Tarique Rahman has said that the entire Bangladesh now want good changes. ”After August 5 last year, people have suddenly been able to breathe a sigh of relief. But everything will not get better in a day, we have to take the initiative, we have to start.” He said these joining the national conference of the Doctors ...

Jatiya Party (JaPa) Secretary General Mujibul Haque Chunnu has sought an unconditional apology to the nation for his previous ‘moral mistakes’. “I may have made many mistakes as the Secretary General of the Jatiya Party in the last four years. You will look upon them with forgiveness.” Chunnu said party decisions had sometimes prevented them from taking the right course. ...

Gazipur Metropolitan Police (GMP) Commissioner Dr Nazmul Karim Khan has said that a woman named Parul Akhter alias Golapi has made a ‘honeytrap’ shortly before the murder of journalist Asaduzzaman Tuhin. At a press briefing on Saturday noon, the police commissioner said a man named Badshah fell into the trap of Golapi while credited while withdrawing Tk 25,000 from a ...

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin announced that Election Commission (EC) is actively preparing to hold the next national election within a short timeframe, despite facing several challenges. Speaking at a views-exchange meeting held at EC’s Rangpur regional office on Saturday, CEC highlighted the significant task of restoring public confidence in the electoral system. “People have lost trust in ...

The Jatiya Party is set to embark on a transformative journey as it prepares to hold its 10th National Council on Saturday, marking a pivotal moment in its efforts to restore internal democracy and organizational unity. In a press conference held at the party’s Gulshan headquarters on Friday, Barrister Anisul Islam Mahmud, the party’s acting chairman, described the upcoming council ...

Police have arrested five individuals in connection with the brutal murder of journalist Asaduzzaman Tuhin in Chaurasta area of Gazipur city. The police have been conducting raids since early Friday (August 8) and have arrested the five people. Gazipur Metropolitan’s Basan Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md. Shaheen Khan said that five people have been arrested from different areas of Gazipur ...

National Consensus Commission (NCC) will soon begin a fresh round of consultations with political parties after holding discussions with policy experts, in order to finalise how the reform proposals outlined in the upcoming July National Charter will be implemented, Vice President of the Commission, Professor Ali Riaz, said on Friday. Speaking at a press conference at LD Hall of Jatiya ...