The Election Commission organised a mock voting exercise in Dhaka as preparation for the 13th national parliamentary election and referendum. Voting began at 8 am on Saturday at four booths of Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Government Girls’ High School. However, chaos was observed at the centre within the first hour. The primary aim of the mock poll […]

In Bhanga Upazila of Faridpur, a college student, Sahida Akter (17), was killed after being hit by a passenger bus while walking on the road. She had recently completed her HSC from the Business Education department of Bhanga Women’s College. Sahida was the daughter of Shahadat Sheikh from Swadi village in Algi Union of Bhanga. […]

A youth was beaten by locals after he allegedly set fire to copies of the Holy Qur’an at Barikhola Madhyapara Multipurpose Hafizia Madrasa in Laur Fatehpur Union of Nabinagar upazila in Brahmanbaria. The incident occurred on Friday (28 November) afternoon. The accused, Baizid Ahmed (32), is the son of Khoka Member of Barikhola village. Locals […]

Bangladesh is now facing significant risks in global trade due to its inability to maintain balanced commercial relations with major economic powers. Policy missteps by the interim government, political tensions, and global instability have intensified the crisis. Challenges arising from LDC graduation, internal economic pressure, and the fragile export sector have further deepened the threat. […]

The Meteorological Department has stated that the cold may intensify further in Dhaka and surrounding areas. At 6am on Saturday, the temperature in Dhaka was recorded at 17.6 degrees Celsius. The humidity level at that time was 89 per cent, which made the cold feel even stronger. According to the morning forecast, the sky is […]

With the plan to hold the thirteenth national parliamentary election and the referendum on the same day, the Election Commission (EC) has arranged mock voting in Dhaka to assess the effectiveness of the entire process. This trial voting will take place today, Saturday (29 November), from 8am to midnight at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Government Girls’ High […]