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 ...

Cardiac experts at the British Heart Foundation have identified two foods that could rival statins in their ability to lower cholesterol levels. Dubbed a “silent killer,” high cholesterol often goes unnoticed without symptoms and is typically detected only through a blood test. If not managed properly, this condition can heighten the risk of heart attacks and strokes. However, adopting a ...

One person was killed and at least 30 others were injured when a bus overturned at Madhabpur upazila in Habiganj early Monday. The accident occurred around 6:30am on Monday on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Bezura area of Madhabpur. The dead was identified as Badol Mia, 40, from Birpasha village under Bijoynagar upazila in Brahmanbaria district. According to witnesses and injured ...

Real Madrid ended a four-match El Clasico losing streak with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Barcelona in La Liga at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday. Kylian Mbappe opened the scoring for Madrid in the 22nd minute with a clinical finish after a well-worked move through the right flank from Jude Bellingham. In the 38th minute, Barcelona responded midway as Fermin ...

Australia’s competition watchdog has launched legal action against Microsoft, accusing the tech giant of misleading millions of users into paying extra for its AI assistant, Copilot. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) filed the case in the Federal Court against Microsoft Australia and its parent company, claiming they made “false or misleading” statements to around 2.7 million Microsoft 365 ...

After a 22-day government-imposed fishing ban, hilsa (ilish) has returned to Khulna’s markets, though supplies are limited and prices remain elevated. The ban, aimed at protecting mother hilsa and ensuring sustainable production, ended on October 25, allowing fishermen to resume their work. Following this, modest quantities of hilsa began reaching wholesale markets, including Rupsa, Moylapota, Nirala, New Market, Khalishpur Chitrali, ...

Police have arrested a local Jamaat-e-Islami leader from Fenchuganj upazila in Sylhet in connection with two cheque dishonor cases. The arrestee, Shah Mohammad Habibur Rahman (Lipon), a former secretary of Jamaat-e-Islami’s Fenchuganj upazila unit, was detained from his business establishment in the Moglabazar area of Dakshin Surma on Saturday. Fenchuganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Moniruzzaman Khan confirmed the arrest, saying, ...

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 ...