In a shocking incident at a polling station in Noakhali-6, Shyamoli Sultana Zedeni, the wife of Hannan Masud—candidate of the 11-party alliance and leader of the National Citizens’ Party (NCP)—allegedly came under attack. According to her social media post, members of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) reportedly assaulted her with an iron rod and forcibly […]

Despite a calm and orderly atmosphere, voter turnout remains noticeably low across several polling stations in Dhaka. This morning, a BBC correspondent visited multiple polling centres, including Dhaka Metropolitan High School, Lalmatia Society School and College, Graphics Art Institute, Residential Model School and College, Mohammadpur Government Primary School, and Dhaka City College. The correspondent observed […]

A polling officer has died while carrying out his official duties during voting in Sarail upazila of Brahmanbaria, casting a sombre shadow over the electoral process in the area. The deceased, Md Mujahidul Islam, was serving as a polling officer at Polling Room No. 51 of the Sirajul Islam Auditorium centre when he suddenly fell […]

Polling is under way across Bangladesh in the country’s 13th National Parliament election, held alongside a national referendum, with early reports suggesting a subdued start in several districts despite largely peaceful conditions. Voting commenced at 7:30 a.m. and is scheduled to continue uninterrupted until 4:30 p.m. According to the Election Commission, ballots are being cast […]

Comilla, 11 February – Law enforcement authorities in Comilla-10’s Nangalkot area have recovered a significant cache of equipment allegedly used to manufacture Molotov cocktails from a local fishery project owned by a Jamaat leader. The items were discovered at the Al-Basharat Fisheries Project, situated adjacent to Moguya Government Primary School polling station in Peria Union. […]

Shariatpur, Bangladesh – In a significant law enforcement operation, a joint task force arrested a former Union Parishad (UP) chairman and his wife after recovering a substantial cache of domestic weapons. The raid took place late on Tuesday night, 10 February, in the village of Bikenagar within Jajira Upazila’s Bikenagar Union. The operation, which lasted […]

In a disturbing incident in Habiganj’s Baniachong Upazila, unknown miscreants attempted to set fire to a polling centre in the early hours of Monday. Law enforcement authorities, including the police and the military, arrived promptly at the scene, prompting the perpetrators to flee before causing significant damage. The incident occurred around 1:00 am at the Sunaru […]