Bangladesh sees surge in expatriate voter registration
Dhaka – For the first time, over 300,000 Bangladeshi expatriates have registered to vote through pos…
Bangladesh to announce election, referendum schedule Thursday
Dhaka – The Election Commission is expected to announce the schedule for the upcoming parliamentary…
Khaleda Zia set for medical evacuation to UK
Dhaka – Ailing former Bangladeshi prime minister Khaleda Zia may be flown to the United Kingdom for…
Police baton-charge Dhaka protests over port deals
Dhaka – Several people were injured after police used batons to disperse a protest in Dhaka on Thurs…
Public outcry leads to arrest in Pabna puppy drowning case
Dhaka – Police arrested a woman on Wednesday accused of killing eight puppies in Ishwardi of the nor…
Hasina and family jailed over land graft charges
Dhaka – Former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her son and daughter were sentenced to j…
Districts get new police chiefs ahead of national polls
Dhaka – The interim administration has issued a notification on Wednesday appointing new chiefs of p…
Korail slum fire leaves thousands homeless
Dhaka – Firefighters have extinguished a massive blaze that destroyed more than 1,500 shanties in on…
Over 127 million voters in Bangladesh
Dhaka – The Election Commission has found more than 117 million people eligible for casting vote in…
Bangladesh asks India for Hasina’s extradition
Dhaka – Bangladesh has asked India to repatriate former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheik Hasina as s…
Hasina sentenced to death for crimes against humanity
Dhaka – Deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to death in absentia on Monday for crimes…
Security heightened in Dhaka and adjoining districts
Dhaka – The interim government enhanced security in Dhaka and its adjoining districts on Wednesday t…
Bangladesh introduces 'No Vote' and bars ‘fugitives’ in national election
Dhaka – The interim government has unveiled amendments to the Representation of the People Order (RP…
Parties urged to discuss further for unified decision on July Charter
Dhaka – As political camps remain divided over the implementation of the July National Charter, the…
Bangladesh vaccinates 17 million children in anti-Typhoid campaign
Dhaka - Bangladesh has vaccinated approximately 17 million children aged nine months to 15 years in…
Court to set verdict date for ex-PM Hasina next month
Dhaka - A special court in Bangladesh will set a date next month to deliver its verdict in a case ag…