Bangladesh

The Postal Vote BD app has recorded 307,577 registrations from Bangladeshi expatriates, marking a landmark surge of interest as overseas citizens prepare to participate in the country’s first-ever postal voting process for the upcoming national election and referendum. As of 10:00 AM on Thursday, the Election Commission (EC) reported that 307,577 overseas voters had completed registration through the Postal Vote ...

This time election is not the election of the Awami era, it will be a completely neutral, said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday. ”We have to earn the love of the people to win this election.” While speaking at the opening session of the fifth day of BNP’s ‘Plan to Build the Country’ workshop, Fakhrul said ...

The Election Commission will announce the schedule for the upcoming national parliamentary election on Thursday evening, Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed confirmed on Wednesday. Earlier in the afternoon, at around 4PM, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A M M Nasiruddin recorded his formal address regarding the schedule at his office in the Election Commission headquarters in Agargaon. The speech will be aired ...

Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan has confirmed he will contest the upcoming national election, but says any announcement regarding his resignation from the interim advisory council will come from the Chief Adviser’s Office. Speaking at a press conference at Secretariat on Wednesday afternoon, Asif Mahmud highlighted various initiatives and development activities of LGRD Ministry. ...

President Mohammed Shahabuddin expressed satisfaction over the preparations undertaken by the Election Commission (EC) ahead of the upcoming 13th parliamentary election and the national referendum, EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said on Wednesday. “The President expressed satisfaction after we informed him in detail,” Akhtar Ahmed said while talking to reporters after a meeting between Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin, ...

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has said that Bangladesh ‘lived beneath a darkened sky’ for the past 16 years. He made this comment in a Facebook post on Human Rights Day on Wednesday. “For sixteen long years, Bangladesh lived beneath a darkened sky. Some felt it sharply, others carried the weight quietly. But for many, especially those whose politics diverged ...

Working closely with international partners such as UNDP, Japan remains committed to making contributions towards a sustainable solution to the Rohingya response, said Charge d’Affaires ad interim of Japan to Bangladesh Takahashi Naoki. “I am hopeful that this comprehensive solid waste management facility will help improve the lives of both Rohingya refugees and host communities,” said the diplomat. Since the ...

The National Citizen Party (NCP) has announced a primary list of candidates for 125 constituencies ahead of the upcoming 13th national parliamentary elections. NCP Member Secretary Akhtar Hossain announced the names of the candidates at a press conference held at the party’s office at Banglamotor at 11AM.Media Monitoring Service Before the announcement, Nasir Uddin Patwary, head of the NCP’s election ...

Ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina says that she is ‘gravely concerned’ about the health condition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.Political Biography Book During an email interview with Indian private news agency IANS, published on Tuesday, Hasina was asked about reports of her longtime rival’s condition and that security forces had been deployed at the hospital where she was staying. ”I ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has emphasised building the post uprising new Bangladesh with ensuring the participation of women. Speaking at the Rokeya Day programme on Tuesday, he said, ”We have not been able to create another Rokeya even after 100 years. This is our misfortune. We have not been able to implement the directions she gave, the dreams she ...