Bangladesh

Awami League backed mayoral candidate Abul Khair Abdullah Khokon Serniabat has won Barishal City Corporation election with 87,752 votes, according to unofficial results. His nearest rival, Islamic Andolan Bangladesh backed candidate Mufti Syed Faizul Karim secured 34,345 votes. Earlier, voting in Barishal City Corporation election began on Monday using electronic voting machines (EVMs) in 126 polling centres in a peaceful ...

Awami League nominated mayoral candidate Talukder Abdul Khaleque has unofficially won in Khulna City Corporation election. Talukder Abdul Khaleque with ‘boat symbol’ secured 1,54,825 votes while his rival Islami Andolan Bangladesh’s backed candidate got Moulana Abdul Awal 60,064 votes. Earlier, voting in Khulna City Corporation election began on Monday using electronic voting machines (EVMs) in 126 polling centres in a ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday unveiled a book containing 200 speeches of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The book titled “Bhayera Amar” was unveiled at the beginning of the Cabinet meeting held at the Prime Minister’s office, UNB reports. The name “Bhayera Amar (My Brothers)” has been given by the prime minister herself, according to a ...

Despite being only 14 years old, Bangladeshi American teen Kairan Quazi has been hired to work for SpaceX’s satellite internet team, Starlink, as a software engineer, the Los Angeles Times reports. Kairan, who is set to graduate this month from the Santa Clara University School of Engineering before starting the job at the satellite communications and spacecraft manufacturer, sees it ...

The elections to Khulna and Barishal City Corporations began on Monday. The voters started casting their respective votes from 8am. In Khulna City Corporation polls, as many as 535,522 voters, including 268,828 male and 2,66,698 female, are expected to cast their votes. A total of 2,320 CCTV cameras have been installed both inside and outside 1,732 polling booths. Meanwhile, a ...

  London: Arpita Shahriar Kabir, daughter of eminent writer, journalist, filmmaker and president of Ekattarer Ghatok Dalal Nirmul Committee Shahriar Kabir expressed deep grief over the death of Mumu, UK branch of Ekattarer Ghatok Dalal Nirmul Committee. In a condolence message, President Syed Anach Pasha, Senior Vice President Journalist Matiar Chowdhury, Vice President Nilufa Yasmin Hasan, Vice President Hormuz Ali, ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said no one could pull Bangladesh back again if children of the country are given the opportunity to flourish their talent. “If we give the opportunity to develop the talent of our children, no one can take this country back again,” she said while addressing the opening ceremony of the distribution of stipends, tuition fees ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said Awami League will not get more than 10 seats if the next general election is conducted by a caretaker government. “Because of it, this party’s (Awami League) general secretary said the caretaker government is a dead issue. But it is not, the caretaker government issue is a live issue,” he said. ...

Law Minister Anisul Huq has said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been released conditionally as she is sick. “As she is a convict, she has no opportunity to go outside the country. But she will have to serve the rest of her punishment, when she recovers,” the minister made the comment at a programme ‘Meet the Reporters’ of Dhaka Reporters ...

The 15th anniversary of release of Awami League President and incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from prison is being observed today. On this day in 2008, Sheikh Hasina was released from the special sub-jail set up on the premises of the Jatiya Sangsad (Parliament) Bhaban after remaining captive there for nearly 11 months. The Awami League president was arrested from ...