Voting in Sylhet and Rajshahi City Corporations ended on Wednesday (June 21, 2023). Earlier, voting began at 8:00am through the electronic voting machines (EVMs). The Election Commission (EC) monitored the voting at all centres on closed-circuit television cameras. The unofficial results from 90, out of 190 centres, in Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) have been declared. The results show that Awami ...

A petition has been filed with the High Court, seeking quashing of charges framed against Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus in a case lodged over violation of labour laws. Barrister Abdullah Al Mamun, lawyer of Dr Yunus, filed the petition on Wednesday. The HC bench of Justice Habibul Gani and Justice Ahmed Sohel listed the matter for hearing on Wednesday. ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said Bangladesh Coast Guard will be developed as a modern and time-fitting force to carry out its growing responsibility. “Our (its) responsibility will go up in future. Keeping eyes on it, we’ve our own thoughts that we’ll build this Coast Guard as a modern and time-befitting,” she said. The premier was addressing the commissioning ...

Jatiya Party (JaPa) mayoral candidate Nazrul Islam Babul alleged that his agents are being barred from coming to the polling stations. Nazrul Islam, who cast his vote at Ananda Niketon centre around 9:30am on Wednesday, alleged that his agents are barred from entering polling stations and some were forced to leave the centres. Some people, who are not polling agent, ...

The Election Commission (EC) is observing the Sylhet and Rajshahi city corporation elections today from the EC auditorium in Dhaka. A temporary control room has been set up to monitor the elections in the two cities. Election Commissioners Brigadier General Md Ahsan Habib Khan, Md. Alamgir and Rasheda Sultana have been observing the overall situation since 6 am this morning. ...

Police recovered the body of a man from Malnicherra Tea Garden at Chowkidekhi area of Sylhet city on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Shamim Kazi, 34, a resident of the tea garden area. Quoting locals, Airport Police Station sub-inspector Abdul Aziz said locals saw the body in the garden when they went there to work and informed police. ...

Australia beat England by two wickets to win a thrilling first Ashes Test at Edgbaston on Tuesday. Australia were struggling at 227-8, still 54 runs shy of a victory target of 281, when skipper Pat Cummins was joined in the middle by tailender Nathan Lyon. But the pair’s unbroken stand of 55 saw Ashes holders Australia home, with Cummins hitting ...

Rajshahi and Sylhet City Corporations’ elections are going on peacefully through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). The voting began at 8am on Wednesday. For the first time in Rajshahi City Corporation’s history, elections are being held in all 155 centres through (EVMs). People were seen standing in long queues to cast their votes since morning in both cities. Eight mayoral candidates ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked the authorities concerned to emphasize more on availing funding from the foreign sources alongside the local funding to ensure project financing. She also noted that if the trend on timely implementation of foreign-aided projects increases, then disbursement of foreign loans would increase which would also put an impact on the foreign currency reserves. ...

A Dhaka court on Tuesday adjourned till July 25 the hearing of Niko graft case against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and seven others. Judge Sheikh Hafizur Rahman of Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-9 at Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj passed the order as plaintiff of the case and then assistant director of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Mohammad Mahbubul Alam continued submitting ...