Bangladesh

The voting will be held at 42,761 polling stations across the country, with the number of polling booths at these stations standing at 244,649. Election Commission Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed announced the polling station lists on Monday during a briefing. ”We’ve finalised the list of the polling stations. The total number of polling stations is 42,761 in 300 constituencies of ...

Bangladesh and Pakistan are holding the ninth Joint Economic Commission (JEC) meeting, after a gap of 20 years. Economic Affairs Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed is leading the Bangladesh delegation, while Pakistan’s Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik the Pakistan side. The meeting began at 9:45AM where the two countries will discuss ways to enhance bilateral trade and economic cooperation. In fiscal 2024-25, ...

Japanese entrepreneur and politician Miki Watanabe has announced plans to establish a driving school in Bangladesh to train skilled drivers for Japan. Watanabe, founder of the Watami Group, made the announcement during a meeting with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna on Saturday evening. He said the school would require a 12,000-square-metre site, preferably on ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has expressed concern over the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) call to the Election Commission (EC) not to assign election duties to employees of Islami Bank and several other institutions allegedly influenced by Jamaat. In a statement issued on Sunday, Jamaat Secretary General Professor Mia Golam Porwar described the BNP’s appeal as “politically motivated and baseless.” Referring to BNP’s ...

Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md. Mahfuj Alam has said the government plans to expand facilities for newspapers and private television channels, urging media owners to enhance the welfare and benefits of journalists accordingly. He made the remarks while speaking at the “Meet the Reporters” programme organized by Dhaka Reporters’ Unity (DRU) at its Shafiqul Kabir Auditorium in the capital on ...

The number of SIM cards registered under an individual’s name will be reduced ahead of the national election, said Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Sunday. While speaking at a meeting of the 15th Advisory Committee, he said, “One person often commits a crime using another person’s SIM card. As a result, the real culprit remains ...

A voluntary network will be formed in every district in rescuing and protecting wildlife, saidEnvironment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Sunday. “A voluntary network will be formed in every district to support the Forest Department so that quick action can be taken in rescuing and protecting wildlife,” she said. Rizwana, also the adviser of the ministry ...

Metro rail services have resumed on the Uttara–Agargaon–Uttara section after being suspended for nearly two and a half hours. Train operations between Agargaon and Motijheel, however, remain suspended. A source responsible for MRT Line-6 confirmed to Dhaka Post on Sunday at around 3:00 PM that the service between Uttara and Motijheel had been halted since 12:30 PM following an incident ...

A pedestrian died after a bearing pad of metro rail fell on him in the capital’s Farmgate early afternoon on Sunday. According to the eyewitnesses, the victim man, aged around 35 to 40, was walking through the footpath. Suddenly, at about 12:15PM, a metro rail bearing pad fell on his head. Then he died on the scene. His identity is ...

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has stressed the importance of quality, modern education for students to succeed in an increasingly competitive and technology-driven world. Addressing a merit scholarship ceremony via video conference on Saturday, he said, “We are now living in the age of Artificial Intelligence. Talent and skill—not privilege—are opening doors globally. To survive with dignity, our youth must ...