The nomination paper of Tasnim Jara, independent candidate for Dhaka-9 constituency, has been cancelled. Tasnim Jara, in an instant reaction, said that she will file an appeal to the Election Commission. Independent candidates are required to submit verified signatures from at least 1 per cent of registered voters in their constituency. She said, ”Election officials randomly selected 10 voters from ...

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman’s nomination paper from Bogura-6 (Sadar) constituency has been declared valid. The decision was announced around 10:20AM on Saturday after scrutinised by Deputy Commissioner and District Returning Officer Md Toufiqul Rahman. Meanwhile, the nomination paper of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Abidur Rahman Sohel for the same constituency has also been declared valid. Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal’s (BASAD) candidate ...

Moulvibazar district, surrounded by haors, hills and tea gardens, is currently experiencing a severe cold wave, with tea workers and low-income labourers bearing the brunt of the harsh winter. Dense fog and icy winds have intensified suffering across the district’s 93 tea gardens, disrupting normal life. According to the Srimangal Meteorological Office, the lowest temperature in Srimangal was recorded at ...

A special doa and munajat were offered at national mosque Baitul Mukarram on Friday after Jumma prayers, seeking forgiveness and eternal peace for the soul of former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia. The prayer gathering, attended by a large number of general worshippers, created an emotional atmosphere inside the mosque. Before the munajat, deep condolences were expressed over her death ...

Inqilab Moncho on Friday resumed their protest demanding justice for its slain spokesperson, Shaheed Sharif Osman Bin Hadi. Protesters brought out a procession from the central mosque of Dhaka University after Jumma prayers. Throughout the demonstration, participants chanted slogans including “Bichar Chai, Bichar Chai, Hadi hottar bichar chai” and “Bharot na Bangladesh, Bangladesh, Bangladesh.” Earlier, on December 28, the platform ...

A condolence book was opened on Friday at the Embassy of Bangladesh in Tokyo following the demise of Khaleda Zia, a three-time former Prime Minister of the government of Bangladesh and Chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), reports UNB. Representatives from various foreign diplomatic missions based in Japan visited the Embassy and signed the condolence book, expressing their sympathies and ...

The home secretary will “robustly defend” the decision to strip Shamima Begum of her British citizenship, as European judges scrutinise the move, according to a government source. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has called for an investigation, but a government source said the decision had already been upheld by UK courts. Ms Begum was 15 when she travelled ...

Five-year-old Sumaiya should have been racing to school with children her age. Instead, she lies curled up in a small room in the Begunbari slum in Dhaka’s Hatirjheel, falling ill far more often than any child should. Her stunted height and frail frame tell the story her family struggles to hide: years of undernutrition, and a daily battle to afford ...

UK house prices fell unexpectedly in December, according to a top mortgage lender, with the market finishing the year with the weakest annual growth in more than 18 months. The average property price slumped by 0.4% to £271,068 compared with November, according to Nationwide, confounding City forecasts of a 0.1% rise. The UK’s biggest building society also said that the ...

Victoria Jones, the daughter of the actor Tommy Lee Jones, has been found dead in a San Francisco hotel. Jones, 34, was discovered in the early hours of New Year’s Day, according to TMZ, which cited law enforcement sources. A spokesperson for the San Francisco fire department confirmed the news, telling media outlets that paramedics had been called to the ...