Indian High Commissioner to Dhaka Pranay Kumar Verma has congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for winning of the Awami League at the 12th Parliamentary election. Pranay Verma conveyed the greetings and congratulations to Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Monday (January 8) arrested 13 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign in

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganabhaban on Monday (January 8). Ambassador Yao Wen congratulated Sheikh Hasina for the successful holding of the 12th Parliamentary Election and the winning of the

Three passengers of a CNG-run auto-rickshaw were killed after being crushed by a drum truck in Outpara area of Sadar Upazila of Manikganj on Monday (January 8) morning. However, the identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. Sadar police station officer-in-charge

The country witnessed 40% voter turnout on average in the 12th parliamentary election on Sunday (January 7), which marks the lowest turnout since the 5th national election in 1991 when 55.45% voters cast their votes, though significantly higher than the record low of 26.74% in the

The 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) election was held in a largely peaceful atmosphere across Bangladesh on Sunday (January 7), except for some reports of sporadic violence and boycotts by several candidates over ‘irregularities’. A large number of law enforcers, members of the

Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader has become victorious in the 12th parliamentary election from Rangpur-3 constituency. He secured 81,861 votes with plough symbol. His nearest contestant independent candidate Anwara Islam Rani with eagle symbol bagged 23,326 votes. BDST:

Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been elected unofficially in Gopalganj-3 constituency for the eighth time. Returning Officer and Gopalganj deputy commissioner Kazi Mahbubul Alam announced the results at 8.30pm tonight. Sheikh Hasina bagged 2,49,965 votes

Preliminary results reveal that independent candidate Syed Sayedul Haque, widely known as Barrister Suman, is dominating the competition in the Habiganj-4 constituency with a substantial lead in votes. The national election kicked off at 8 am on Sunday, marking the simultaneous

A fire swept through a Rohingya refugee camp in southeastern Bangladesh in the early hours of Sunday, destroying about 800 shelters and rendering thousands homeless, officials said. Fire service officials and Rohingya volunteers brought the blaze under control around three hours after

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal estimated that 40% of voters cast their ballots in the 12th parliamentary polls on Sunday (January 7). “Although we are not sure yet, but on average the turnout was 40%,” he said at a press conference at Nirbachan Bhaban

Director General (DG) of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) M Khurshid Hossain today said that the voting atmosphere in the 12th Jatiya Sangsad election was better than the 2014 and 2018 polls. He said: “The people were voting freely with great enthusiasm. There was no sign of panic

The Election Commission (EC) today (January 7) cancelled the candidacy of ruling Awami League (AL) candidate and current lawmaker from Chattogram-16 (Banshkhali) Mostafizur Rahman Chowdhury. EC Secretary Jahangir Alam confirming the matter said the action was taken against him for

The country today witnessed turnout of 27.15 percent voters in seven hours since the starting of the nationwide voting at 8 am, Election Commission officials said. "Some 27.15 percent votes were casted in seven hours after the polling began in the morning," Election

Voting in the 12th parliamentary election has ended, and the counting of ballots got underway, election officials said. The results will be released gradually throughout the night, according to the Election Commission (EC). The balloting began around 8 pm and continued until 4

Two independent candidates in Mymensingh’s Gafargaon constituency have boycotted the election bringing allegations of vote rigging and irregularities. The independent candidates are Abul Hossain Dipu with the eagle symbol and Kaiser Ahmed with 'Truck' symbol. The

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today (January 7) predicted that weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country, said a met office forecast for the next 24 hours commenced from 9am on today. According to the BMD bulletin, moderate to thick fog may

Supporters of Awami League candidate for the Narayanganj-1 constituency (Rupganj) Golam Dastagir Gazi have allegedly threatened the agents of "Kettle" symbol to kill if they carry out duties during the 12th parliamentary election at the Tarabo Jute Research polling centre in

A supporter of the ruling Awami League candidate Mrinal Kanti Das of Munshiganj-3 constituency was hacked to death allegedly by the followers of the party’s independent candidate Md Faisal Biplab near a polling centre in Tangore area of Mirkadim municipality under Sadar upazila in

The returning officer cancelled voting at a polling centre in Narsingdi-4 (Monohardi-Belabo) over allegations of irregularities. The presiding officer cancelled voting at Ibrahimpur Government Primary School centre in Sallabad Union of Belabo Upazila shortly after the voting began at