National,Jatiya Sangsad,Country, Districts,Election

Independent rebel candidate's supporter killed in post-election violence in Munshiganj

UNB, Munshiganj::  A man was killed and 12 others injured in post-election violence in Char Abdullah village in  Munshiganj Sadar  on Friday.The deceased Jashim Uddin, 30, was a supporter of independent candidate Mohammad Mohiuddin, who contested the election with the football symbol ...

Country, Districts,Women & Children,Crime & Corruption

Nine-year-old boy beaten to death over betel nut theft in Mymensingh

UNB, Mymensingh:: A nine-year-old boy was beaten to death over allegations of stealing betel nuts in Haluaghat in Mymensingh on Friday afternoon.The victim, Imon Mia, was the son of Dulal Mia of Bausha village in Swadeshi Union.According to police and local sources, Imon had allegedly stol...

National,Politics,Country, Districts

AL office torched in Chandpur

UNB, Chandpur:: Miscreants torched an office of Awami League in Chandpur district town on Friday night.Foyez Ahmed, Officer-in-Charge of Chandpur Model Police Station, said that miscreants set fire to the district unit AL office opposite to  official residence of Chandpur District Judge ar...

National,Heritage & History,Fair & Festivals

Pahela Falgun brings colour, music as spring begins

Today marks Pahela Falgun, the first day of spring and the eleventh month of the Bangla calendar, a time that symbolises renewal, vibrancy and cultural pride for Bangladeshis.Spring, often described as the king of seasons, arrives with a message of fullness and new life.For many years, Bangladeshis ...

National,Politics,Country, Districts

BNP leader reopens closed Awami League office in Panchagarh

UNB, Panchagarh:: A BNP leader on Friday has opened a closed party office of the Bangladesh Awami League in Panchagarh, triggering controversy within his own party.The office was opened in the morning at Chaklahat Union in Panchagarh Sadar upazila by Abu Daud Pradhan, president of the...

Country, Districts,Fair & Festivals

Fire breaks out at jhut godown in Gazipur

A fire broke out at a jhut godown in the Ambagh area under Konabari police station in Gazipur on Friday night.The fire started around 7:30 pm, said Md. Mamun, assistant director of Gazipur Fire Service.Five firefighting units have been deployed to the scene to control the blaze, he added.The cause o...

National,Politics

Counterattacks, vandalism erupt over voting in an upazila of Patuakhali

UNB, Patuakhali:: Counterattacks and widespread vandalism occurred over voting in Kalaiya Port of Baufal Upazila of Patuakhali on Friday.The incidents took place from Friday morning to noon, eyewitnesses said.Jubo Dal activists, including Sujan, Alamin, and Langa Mizan, followers of Upazila Jub...

National,Politics,Jatiya Sangsad,Election

Former state minister, MP among 20 losing deposits in Naogaon

UNB, Naogaon::: At least 20 candidates, including a former state minister and a former MP, are set to lose their election deposits in the 13th national election across six constituencies of Naogaon.A total of 32 candidates contested the six seats. An analysis of results announced by the returni...

Country, Districts

Man hacked dead ‘by wife’ in Khulna

UNB, Khulna:: A man was hacked to death allegedly by his wife at Joypur village in Rupsha upazila of Khulna early Friday.The deceased was Mohor Ali, 45, hailed from Bajuya area in Dacope upazila. He used to work at a sweetmeat shop.Mir Razzak, Officer-in-Charge of Rupsa Police Station said the ...

National,Politics

Fakhrul calls Jamaat extremist party, hails voters

UNB, Thakurgaon:: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday labeled Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami as an ‘extremist party’ and held Awami League responsible for its rise.“Whatever growth Jamaat has seen today is because of Awami League. Their oppressive rule, den...

National,Jatiya Sangsad,Election

59.44 pc votes cast in national election:EC

The voter turnout in the national election stood at 59.44 percent, the Election Commission (EC) said on Friday.The information was shared around 11:30am by the Director of Public Relations wing of the Election Commission Md Ruhul Amin Mallik.On Thursday night, the commission explained that since pos...

National,Politics,Jatiya Sangsad,Election

6 injured as Jamaat-BNP supporters clash in Chuadanga over results

Chuadanga:: Supporters of Jamaat-e-Islami and BNP clashed over election results in Jagannathpur village of Kalidaspur Union of Alamdanga Upazila on Thursday evening, leaving at least six Jamaat workers injured.The injured are Lutfar Rahman, 55, his son Abu Hasan, 23, Abu Bakkar Siddique, 60, Ik...

World

Former Norwegian PM charged with gross corruption over Epstein ties

Former Norwegian Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland has been charged with gross corruption over his links to convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Norwegian police said.The charge was filed after the Council of Europe lifted Jagland’s diplomatic immunity, which he held due to his for...

National,Politics,Jatiya Sangsad,Election

BNP secures two-third majority in Feb 12 polls

BNP secured a sweeping victory in the 13th national parliamentary election, as millions of voters exercised their long-denied franchise in a festive and peaceful atmosphere on Thursday.According to official results and the party’s own counts, the BNP and its allies are leading in 208 of the 28...

National,Politics,Jatiya Sangsad,Election

BNP sweeps Thakurgaon as Fakhrul praises peaceful polls

UNB, Thakurgaon:: The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has won all three of Thakurgaon’s three parliamentary constituencies in the 13th National Election.In Thakurgaon-1, the party's secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, contesting on the BNP’s  much-loved ‘Shea...

National,Politics,Jatiya Sangsad,Election

BNP leader held in Barishal over alleged attack on AB Party's Barrister Fuad

UNB, Barishal:: Joint forces on Thursday detained a BNP leader from Babuganj upazila in Barishal-3 constituency over his alleged involvement in an attack on AB Party leader Barrister Asaduzzaman Fuad last year.The detainee, Rajon Sikder, is the general secretary of Rahmatpur union BNP. He was p...

World

Pakistani ex-PM Imran Khan left with 15% eyesight in jail, Supreme Court intervenes

Al-Jazeera:: Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ordered an urgent medical review of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan after a court-appointed lawyer reported that he has lost most of the vision in his right eye.Barrister Salman Safdar, appointed as amicus curiae (friend of the court), met...

World

Iran accuses Israel of sabotaging US nuclear talks

Al-Jazeera:: Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani has accused Israel of trying to derail ongoing nuclear negotiations between Tehran and Washington in order to trigger conflict in the region.Speaking to Al Jazeera during a visit to Qatar, Larijani said Iran is negotiating only with the Unit...

World

Teen daughter Kim Ju Ae set to succeed Kim Jong Un in N Korea

BBC:: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly chosen his daughter, Kim Ju Ae, as his official heir, South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) told lawmakers on Thursday.Ju Ae, believed to be 13, has recently appeared alongside her father at major events, including a visit t...

National,Politics,Jatiya Sangsad,Election

Festive atmosphere beyond anyone's imagination: Mirza Fakhrul

UNB, Thakurgaon:: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said the country is set to have an elected government and parliament through the ongoing national election.“None had imagined the voting would be so festive. The enthusiasm and interest of the people are remarkable...