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Want to run country with movement allies, if elected: Tarique

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Thursday said his party wants to run the country with all those parties that participated with them in the movement.“We want to run the country more or less with those with whom we carried out the movement,” he said while talking to reporters in front of BN...

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Ex-BNP leader dies amid tension at Khulna polling centre

Mahibuzzaman Kochi, a former BNP leader, died amid tension and scuffles at Alia Madrasha polling centre in Khulna  city on Thursday morning.The deceased is Kochi, former office secretary of Khulna Metropolitan BNP and he used to live on Haji Mohsin Road by-lane in the city.Witnesses said tensio...

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Rizvi’s condition improving, doctors advise complete rest

The physical condition of BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, who is undergoing treatment at Square Hospital, is ‘slightly improving’.BNP Health Affairs Secretary Dr Rafiqul Islam on Thursday said Rizvi’s oxygen requirement has decreased. “Earlier, he needed...

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Female polling agents harassed in Dhaka-9: Tasnim Jara

Independent candidate Tasnim Jara on Thursday alleged that female polling agents were being harassed and obstructed from entering polling centres at several locations in the Dhaka-9 constituency.Talking to reporters after visiting the Khilgaon Model College polling centre in the morning, Jara said h...

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Come out and vote without fear: Army Chief Waker-Uz-Zaman

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman on Thursday urged voters to come out and cast their ballots without fear, expressing optimism that the election would be free and fair.“Please come out of your homes without fear, go to the polling stations and cast your votes. This is a very importan...

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It'll send tremendous signal to world: Commonwealth about Bangladesh polls

Chairperson of the Commonwealth Observer Group Nana Akufo-Addo on Thursday expressed satisfaction over the smooth beginning of vote casting at Viqarunnisa Noon School and College and hoped that this trend would continue throughout the day."So far so good," the Chairperson and former Presid...

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Army detains 13 BNP men on suspicion of attempting to seize polling stations in Ashulia

Members of the Bangladesh Army detained 13 BNP activists on suspicion of attempting to seize two polling stations in Dhaka’s Ashulia early Thursday.The detainees were later handed over to Ashulia police station.SI Saymon Sheikh, duty officer of Ashulia Police Station, told UNB they are current...

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EU Chief Observer calls twin polls a big day for Bangladesh democracy

Chief Observer of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to Bangladesh Ivars Ijabs on Thursday said it is really a big day for Bangladesh’s democracy as they started observing the country’s twin elections-- national election and referendum - across the country."I t...

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Tarique confident of BNP's victory after casting vote

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Thursday expressed satisfaction after casting his vote, saying he is fully confident about his party’s victory in the national election.He cast his vote at Gulshan Model High School and College centre in the capital around 9:40pm.Talking to reporters afterwards, ...

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‘Take lead again tomorrow’, Jamaat Ameer to Gen-Z

Jamaat Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Wednesday called on the Generation Z (Gen-Z) to once again take the lead on the election day, recalling their role during the July movement.In a Facebook post in the afternoon, he wrote, “Dear Gen-Z, you are the heroes of the July revolution. Through your cou...

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Bangladesh Polls: UN urges zero tolerance for violence against women

Ahead of the national election in Bangladesh, the United Nations on Wednesday said it notes 'concerns' raised by women’s groups and civil society organizations on violence and harassment of women candidates and voters, including digital violence.The UN called on all stakeholders, inclu...

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Jamaat leader Belal Uddin hospitalised after arrest ‘with Tk 50 lakh’

Thakurgaon district unit Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Belal Uddin Pradhan, who was detained at Saidpur Airport ‘with around Tk 50 lakh’, fell ill and was admitted to a hospital on Tuesday afternoon.After he complained of illness, he was taken to Saidpur 100-bed Hospital in Nilphamari district b...

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Tarique inaugurates free animal clinic in Banani

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Wednesday inaugurated a Free Animal Clinic in the capital’s Banani area to ensure free medical services for animals.The clinic has been set up by Bangladesh Animal Welfare Association (BAWA).The organisers said the ‘Free Animal Clinic’ will provide fr...

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4-day holiday begins as Bangladesh gears up for election

A four-day holiday began on Wednesday as Bangladesh prepares for the 13th Parliamentary Election and the referendum scheduled for Feb 12.The two-day government-declared general holiday on Feb 11 and 12combined with the weekly holidays on Friday and Saturday (Feb 13 and 14), has created a four-day co...

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Vested group spreading falsehoods out of fear: Dr Shafiqur

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Wednesday alleged that a vested quarter is spreading disinformation out of fear of the party’s growing popularity and public support.In a post on his verified Facebook page, he said that as the nation prepares for a free, fair and credible...

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394 foreign observers, 197 foreign journalists to monitor Bangladesh elections

At least 394 international election observers and 197 foreign journalists have arrived in Bangladesh to observe the country’s 13th general election and the referendum on the July National Charter, both scheduled to be held on Thursday.Of the international observers, 80 represent various intern...

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Jamaat leader’s arrest with cash ‘stage-managed drama’, party claims

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Assistant Secretary General Ahsanul Mahboob Zubair on Wednesday claimed the arrest of Thakurgaon district Jamaat Ameer Belal Uddin with a large amount of cash as a `stage-managed drama by law enforcers’.Speaking at an emergency press conference at the party’s c...

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Jamaat leader arrested at Saidpur Airport with Tk 50 lakh in cash

Police arrested Belal Uddin, Ameer of Thakurgaon district Jamaat-e-Islami, at Saidpur Airport in Nilphamari on Tuesday after he arrived from Dhaka by air, recovering approximately Tk 50 lakh in cash from his possession.Officials said the arrest was made during a special operation conducted on the ba...

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Key in your hands, use it wisely: Yunus tells voters

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday urged the electorate to make the February-12 election day the ‘birthday of a new Bangladesh’, saying that voters themselves will write the history of the country’s glorious future.“Your vote will write the history of Bangladesh&rsq...

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Malaysian visa application, approval processes temporarily unavailable

The Malaysian High Commission in Dhaka has said its ‘MyVISA’ website will be ‘temporarily unavailable’ until further notice due to ongoing system maintenance and stabilisation works.“Any visa application and approval processes will resume once the system maintenance is ...