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Tarique warns against post-polls unrest

Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday called on party leaders and activists across the country to remain calm and vigilant in the post-election period, warning against any attempt

Obama deplores lack of shame after Trump racist monkey clip

Former United States president Barack Obama criticised a lack of shame and decorum in the country’s political discourse, responding Saturday for the first time to a post on Donald Trump’s

This victory belongs to democracy, Bangladesh: Tarique Rahman

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday said the people of Bangladesh, who cherish freedom and democracy, had once again ensured the party’s victory, describing it as a triumph for the

EC publishes two gazettes of newly elected lawmakers, referendum results

The Election Commission has published two gazette notifications of the 297 lawmakers elected to the 13th parliament as well as the referendum results. The two gazettes were issued on Friday

EU chief observer Ivars terms Bangladesh polls as credible, competently managed

The European Union Election Observation Mission to Bangladesh chief observer, Ivars Ijabs, on Saturday said that the 2026 parliamentary elections of Bangladesh were credible and competently managed for the first

EC distributing ballot papers, election materials to polling stations

The Election Commission (EC) has begun distributing ballot papers and other election materials to polling stations across the country as part of final preparations for the 13th National Parliamentary Election

Are Bangladesh’s youth turning against India?

The walls of Dhaka University are screaming again. Graffiti – angry, witty, sometimes poetic – sprawls across walls and corridors, echoing the Gen Z-led July 2024 uprising that toppled Sheikh Hasina after

Election exodus leaves Dhaka streets quiet ahead of historic polls

Dhaka is witnessing an unprecedented exodus as residents leave the capital in large numbers to return to their hometowns ahead of the 13th National Parliamentary Election and Referendum, now just