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EC plans changes to domestic postal ballots

Election Commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Masud announced on Saturday that the Election Commission (EC) intends to modify the design of domestic postal ballots while keeping the expatriate system unchanged. Masud stated

EU fields observers across Bangladesh for national polls

The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) in Bangladesh has deployed 56 long-term observers across all 64 administrative districts to monitor the run-up to the national parliamentary elections scheduled

State can never forget its martyrs: Tarique Rahman

BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman has said the state has a responsibility towards those who have been martyred and can never forget them. He made the remarks on Saturday (January 17)

14 killed as truck crashes into canal in Pakistan

At least 14 people were killed after a truck carrying passengers plunged into a canal in Pakistan’s Punjab province, Pakistani state media reported on Saturday. The incident occurred near Sargodha

Myanmar opens Rohingya genocide defence at UN court

Myanmar has begun presenting its defence in a landmark genocide case at the United Nations’ top court, denying that its military campaign against the Rohingya amounted to genocide and arguing

New political platform NPA launched

A new political platform ‘Network for Peoples’ Action’ was launched on Friday at Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka city, vowing for establishing a society free from discrimination and establishing people’s

7th-day EC hearings reinstate 18 candidates

The Election Commission on Friday reinstated the nominations of 18 candidates during the seventh day of hearings challenging returning officers’ decisions on nomination papers for the forthcoming 13th parliamentary elections.

IAB quits Jamaat alliance, to join polls alone

Islami Andolan Bangladesh on Friday announced that it would contest the February Jatiya Sangsad elections alone, formally opting out of the 11-party electoral alliance led by the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, citing