The Election Commission (EC) today held a law and order coordination meeting with 16 divisions and agencies, including the armed forces, ahead of the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad Election and the Referendum, reports BSS. The meeting began at 9am at the conference room of the Election Commission at Agargaon in the capital, with Election Commissioner Brigadier General (retd) Abul Fazal ...

Popular singer and actor Tahsan Khan has confirmed that he and his second wife, makeup artist Roza Ahmed, are no longer together, ending months of speculation about their marriage. Speaking to media on Saturday, Tahsan said, “The news is true. We have been separated for a long time; since the end of July last year. Details will be announced at ...

Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been siloed in military detention since a 2021 coup, but her absence looms large over junta-run polls the generals are touting as a return to democracy. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate was once the darling of foreign diplomats, with legions of supporters at home and a reputation for redeeming Myanmar from a ...

Bangladesh aligns itself fully with the collective resolve of the OIC to uphold international law, respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity of Member States, and the unity and solidarity of the Muslim world, said Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain. He was speaking at the 22nd Extra Ordinary Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic ...

Turkish Ambassador to Bangladesh Ramis Sen today paid a courtesy call on BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, reports BSS. The meeting was held this evening at the BNP Chairman’s political office in Gulshan and took place in a cordial atmosphere, according to BNP media cell member Shayrul Kabir Khan. During the discussion, the two sides exchanged views on various important issues ...

A large majority of UK voters believe immigration is increasing despite sharp falls in the number of people entering the UK, according to exclusive polling shared with the Guardian. Voters also say they have no confidence in the government’s ability to control the UK’s borders, according to the poll by More in Common. The results will come as a blow ...

Zarah Sultana’s unauthorised launch of a Your Party membership portal may have been “serious criminal activity” and should be referred to the police, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has advised. Jeremy Corbyn’s Peace and Justice Project (PJP), which referred Your Party to the information watchdog last September over a potential data breach, has been advised by the ICO that it ...

Hop across the river to Canary Wharf to see the tenth edition of Canary Wharf’s FREE Winter Lights festival, running from Tuesday 20 January to Saturday 31 January. The Winter Lights festival showcases 16 exceptional light artworks from artists and studios around the world. Canary Wharf will be transformed into an open-air exhibition and is free for the public to ...

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman will start election campaign by visiting the Shrine of Hazrat Shah Jalal (R) and Shahporan (RA) in Sylhet on January 22. BNP Media Cell Convener Prof Dr Moudud Hossain Alamgir Pavel said he will begin election campaign by paying homage at the shrines of Hazrat Shah Jalal (RA) and Shahporan (RA). Earlier in a meeting with ...

The Mayor of London has vowed to ‘turn the tide’ on rising levels of homelessness in the capital as figures show rough sleeping has increased by 63 per cent since he took office. Sir Sadiq Khan said he was determined to prevent people being forced to sleep on the streets “at source” with a strategy that focuses on prevention and ...