Bangladesh

A Dhaka-bound commuter train was set on fire at Tangail Railway Station early today (Thursday). The incident happened at about 3:00am after Wednesday midnight. Witnesses saw at about 3:00am that three compartments were burning. Two compartments of the train were completely gutted in the fire. Tangail Fire Service and Civil Defence’s senior station officer Mohammad Idris said they brought the ...

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has requested BNP and other political parties to participate in the 12th national election. Obaidul Quader said, “We do not want to go to power alone. Want to fight with everyone, want everyone’s participation in the election. But, no scope to overlook the constitution. He said these at a press conference held on Thursday, ...

A total of 12 arson attacks were reported across the country till 9am on Thursday since the Election Commission’s announcement of the next general election schedule on Wednesday evening, according to Fire Service. Of those, two arson attack incidents took place in Dhaka division, one in Barishal division, five in Rajshahi, two in Chattogram, and one in Sylhet, said Fire ...

A total of 229 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed across the country to maintain law and order. Besides, additional number of troops are on standby. Shariful Islam, public relations officer (PRO) at BGB headquarters, confirmed the development on Thursday morning. He said 32 platoons were deployed in Dhaka and nearby districts, while 197 others were deployed ...

The Left Democratic Alliance (LDA), a platform of left-leaning political parties, has called for a nationwide half-day hartal on Thursday protesting the announcement of the polls schedule. Ruhin Hossain Prince, general secretary of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), and also a leader of the LDA, announced the strike from 6am to 2pm on Thursday. He said, “The Election Commission ...

Different political parties have shown their reactions after the announcement of the schedule of the next general election by Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal on Wednesday evening. JSD: Jatiya Samajtantrick Dal (JSD) welcomed the announcement of the schedule of the next general election. JSD president Hasanul Hsq Inu said, “The announcement of the schedule is a strong step to ...

The 12th Jatiya Sangsad election will be held on January 7 (Sunday) next. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal announced the election schedule in an address to the nation on Wednesday evening. Bangladesh Television and Bangladesh Betar teleacst and broadcast the address at 7:00pm. According to the schedule, the general elections in 300 constituencies of Jatiya Sangsad will be ...

A Dhaka court has set November 22 for placing arguments in a case filed against BNP standing committee member Mirza Abbas for amassing illegal wealth and concealing the information. Dhaka Special Judge Court-6 Judge Manjurul Imam passed the order on Wednesday as the accused testified in the case for the second day. Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) counsel later cross-examined him. The ...

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has said that there is no scope for dialogue now as the schedule of the upcoming national election will be announced today. Quader said this to reporters after a meeting with US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Hass at the secretariat on Wednesday. Responding to a question, Quader, also the road transport and bridges minister, ...

A total of 214 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed across the country centering BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami’s fifth phase of 48-hour blockade and following RMG unrest. Of them, 33 platoons are deployed in Dhaka and nearby districts to ensure security to the garment factories, while 181 platoons of BGB are deployed across the country to maintain law ...