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20-25 BNP leaders may file nomination today

Shawdesh Desk: A good number of BNP leaders from different levels, including several former lawmakers, are likely to submit nomination papers today at different constituencies across the country to contest

UN again calls on all parties to ensure people are able to vote freely

Shawdesh Desk: The United Nations (UN) has reiterated its call to hold a free and fair election in Bangladesh. They also urged all political parties to ensure the voting rights

EC issues show cause notice to Shakib for violating electoral code

Shawdesh Desk: The Election Commission on Thursday issued a show cause notice to Shakib Al Hasan, star cricketer and Awami League-nominated candidate for Magura-1 constituency, for breaching electoral code of

Truce between Israel, Hamas extended for one more day

Shawdesh desk: A truce between Israel and Hamas was extended on Thursday just before it was due to expire, the two sides announced, with mediator Qatar reporting it would continue

Nomination filing ends Thursday amid opposition’s boycott

Shawdesh Desk: The deadline for aspirant candidates to submit nomination papers for the upcoming general election on January 7 ends today amid the boycott of major opposition parties and chaos

US ambassador Haas holds meeting with foreign secretary Masud

Shawdesh Desk: United States ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas held a meeting with foreign secretary Masud Bin Momen at State Guesthouse Padma on Thursday. The meeting began at about 11:00am.

Few number of long-route buses leave Gabtali terminal amid hartal

Shawdesh desk: Some bus operators conducted trips from Gabtali Inter District Bus Terminal in Dhaka with limited number of passengers on Thursday amid the dawn to dusk strike enforced by

Lax hartal underway across Bangladesh

Shawdesh Desk: The countrywide dawn to dusk hartal for Thursday, called by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its allies, for the resignation of the government and holding the next general