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EC to start disposing appeals against decisions on nomination papers

The Election Commission on Saturday will kick off the nine-day hearing and disposal of the appeal petitions filed against the acceptance and rejection of nomination papers during the scrutiny as the deadline for receiving such petitions expired on Friday.The Commission, chaired by Chief Election Com...

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645 appeals filed with EC against decisions on nomination papers

A total of 645 aspirants filed appeal petitions with the Election Commission before the deadline expired on Friday, challenging returning officers’ decisions on the rejection and acceptance of nomination papers for the February 12 national election.Most of the petitions were submitted from Jan...

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Tarique made BNP chairman as per party constitution

Tarique Rahman has formally become Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) as per the party constitution.The decision was unanimously approved on Friday night at a meeting of the BNP Standing Committee at the party chairperson’s Gulshan office, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Is...

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GIFCT keen to work with Bangladesh to curb online terrorism, violent extremism

The Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) has expressed a strong interest to collaborate with Bangladesh’s public and private sectors to tackle online terrorism and violent extremist contents.Speaking at a seminar organised by the Cosmos Foundation in Dhaka’s Baridhara on Fr...

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Pakistan envoy meets Tarique Rahman

Pakistan High Commissioner to Bangladesh Imran Haider on Friday paid a courtesy call on BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman.The meeting was held at the BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan office at around 4:30pm, said BNP Media Cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan.BNP central leaders welcomed the Pakistani High...

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BNP warns rebel candidates to withdraw before deadline, or face action

BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Friday hoped that their party’s rebel candidates will withdraw from the race within the deadline set in the election schedule, otherwise the party will take organisational action.“The withdrawal period has not ended yet. We have asked them to respec...

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Microcredit Bank to operate as non-profit social business under Bangladesh Bank oversight: CDF

The Credit and Development Forum (CDF), a national association and network of microfinance institutions, has said the proposed Microcredit Bank will be a social business, strictly regulated by Bangladesh Bank, with no provision for personal profit.A thorough reading of the Microcredit Ordinance, 202...

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EC thrashes reports of election postponement in Pabna-1, Pabna-2

The Election Commission (EC) on Friday dismissed reports claiming that elections in the Pabna-1 and Pabna-2 constituencies had been postponed.“The information attributed to the EC is not correct,” the commission said in a handout issued this afternoon, requesting that the news broadcast ...

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Bangladesh seeks US tariff cut as USTR agrees to consider proposal

National Security Adviser Dr Khalilur Rahman has proposed the US Trade Representative (USTR) to reduce the reciprocal tariff from current 20 percent. US Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer was learned to have agreed to positively consider this proposal.He also agreed to give serious ...

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Fakhrul expresses concern over law and order ahead of polls

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday expressed concerns over the law and order situation in the country ahead of national elections, saying he is not satisfied with the performance of law enforcement agencies.“The rate at which political leaders are being killed, particu...

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Foreign Adviser communicates with Pakistani counterpart ahead of OIC ministerial meet on Somalia

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain spoke with Pakistani Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, ahead of a Minister-level meeting of the OIC.The two counterparts reviewed bilateral matters and discussed recent regional developments.They also appreciated the timely convening of the extraordinary...

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DU Syndicate recommends renaming Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall after Shaheed Osman Hadi

The policy-making body of University of Dhaka, the Syndicate, has recommended renaming Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall as Shaheed Osman Hadi Hall and removing the names of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s family members from five university facilities.The recommendation was made at a Syndicate meeting held ...

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PCA to serve as 'legal, political foundation' for strategic, long-term relationship with EU

Bangladesh and European Union have finalised the text of the comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) and once signed, it will serve as the "legal and political foundation" for the strategic and long-term relationship between Bangladesh and the EU.The two sides think It wi...

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Main shooter in BNP leader Alamgir murder arrested in Jashore

The main shooter in the murder case of BNP leader Alamgir Hossain, Tridib Chakraborty Mishuk (30), has been arrested by DB police in Jashore.He was held on Wednesday around 7:00 pm near the Bejpara temple area of the city. Tridib is the son of Mihir Chakraborty Trinath, residing in the Chiruni Kal a...

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Referendum aims to block the road back to Fascism: Prof. Ali Riaz

Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser Professor Ali Riaz said on Thursday that the upcoming referendum, set to be held on the same day as the 13th parliamentary election, is designed to ensure that future leaders of the country cannot become fascist.Speaking at a workshop titled “Upcoming Ref...

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469 appeals filed against RO's decisions on nominations

A total of 469 aspirants have filed appeal petitions with the Election Commission till Thursday, a day before the expiry of deadline, challenging returning officers’ decisions on the rejection and acceptance of nomination papers for the February 12 national election.Among them, 174 petitions w...

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Australian Education Expo 2026 held in Dhaka

The “Australian Education Expo 2026” was held in the capital to showcase the vast higher education opportunities available for Bangladeshi students.The expo was organized by Executive Study Abroad, education consultancy with 24 consecutive years of experience and the highest visa success...

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Ensuring minority rights key to a civilised state: Speakers

A state cannot be regarded as civilised unless it ensures the rights and protection of minorities and vulnerable groups, speakers said at a programme held on Thursday.“Minority safety determines the quality of democracy,” they said at a policy dialogue titled “Electoral Commitments...

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Michigan’s Hamtramck city renames street in honour of Khaleda Zia

A street in Hamtramck city of the US state of Michigan will now be known as ‘Khaleda Zia Street’, in honour of late BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia.According to BNP’s Media Cell, the Hamtramck City Council has approved the decision to rename Carpenter St...

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200 EU observers to monitor fairness of Bangladesh JS polls

Chief of the European Union (EU) Election Observation Mission to Bangladesh Ivars Ijabs on Thursday said there will be some 200 EU observers in Bangladesh to monitor the upcoming national election and referendum, focusing on the free, fairness and credibility of the balloting.“We will also hav...