All measures taken for free, fair Thakurgaon-1 by-election: CEC
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27 September 2026 • Election
Thakurgaon-1 by-election nomination deadline today
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27 September 2026 • Election
Local polls likely in January, not delayed by govt pressure: EC
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24 September 2026 • Election
EC finalises 42 symbols for union parishad elections
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24 September 2026 • Election
Thakurgaon-1 by-polls: Voter registration begins Sept 27
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23 September 2026 • Election
Labour Party demands voting rights for expats in local polls
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23 September 2026 • Election
EC rules out local govt polls this year
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22 September 2026 • Election
EC rules out local govt polls this year
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21 September 2026 • Election

BNP being falsely blamed for foreigner killings: Fakhrul

BNP alleges that the government is blaming the party for the murder of two foreigners without any proof in a bid to hide its failure.
7 October 2015

Mindless snail collection poses threat to ecology

Hundreds of people across the district engage in massive snail collection from water bodies and paddy fields during Bangla months of
30 September 2015

Pro-BNP lawyers again challenge legality of results

Thirteen pro-BNP lawyers yesterday filed five petitions with Bangladesh Bar Council challenging the legality of its election results.
30 September 2015

Hajj stampede: Deaths of 26 Bangladeshis confirmed

At least 25 Bangladeshis are among 769 Hajj pilgrims killed in Makkah stampede, Hajj Agencies' Association of Bangladesh (Haab) confirms.
29 September 2015

One killed, 20 injured as villagers clash in Sirajganj

A man was killed and 20 others were injured as villagers of Ghorashal and Kamalpur villages of Shahzadpur upazila of Sirajganj district clashed over a trivial matter on Sunday.
28 September 2015

Updated voter list to see unusual growth

The country's voter list is going to see an “unusual” growth as data of some 39.28 lakh people have already been collected against the
28 September 2015

Saudi stampede: Bangladesh couple united after 20 years, separated in seconds

Muhammad Bilal, a Bangladeshi pilgrim, was sitting at the pavement near Mina Al-Jisr Hospital hoping to have a last look at his wife who died in the stampede.
26 September 2015

Bangladeshi woman killed in Mina stampede: Official

One woman from Jamalpur is found killed in the Mina crush as Bangladesh embassy efforts are underway to identify Bangladeshis among the victims, officials say.
24 September 2015

Tangail-4 by-poll Oct 28

The by-poll to the Tangail-4 constituency, which has been vacant since sacked minister Abdul Latif Siddique resigned from the
15 September 2015

Subscribers to be notified if SIM re-registration needed: Tarana

Subscribers who need to re-register their SIM cards will be notified by text messages from their respective mobile phone operators, says Posts and Telecommunications State Minister Tarana Halim.
13 September 2015

Nazmul Huda acquitted of extortion case

The High Court today scraped a lower court verdict that had sentenced former BNP minister Nazmul Huda to 12 years' imprisonment in an extortion case.
10 September 2015

Cops fire on anti-VAT student demo: 15 hurt

East West University students clash with police during demonstration protesting VAT on tuition fees. Badda-Rampura road blockaded for half-an-hour.
9 September 2015

Children must be enrolled in class-I without written test: PM

Stressing that education is a basic right, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says children must be enrolled in Class-I without any written admission test.
8 September 2015

HC scraps plea for blocking gazette notification

The High Court yesterday rejected a writ petition that sought its directive on the chairman of Bangladesh Bar Council not to issue a gazette notification on the results of the council's elections held on August 26.
7 September 2015

EC starts updating Dhaka voters today

The Election Commission-appointed enumerators will start going door-to-door in Dhaka metropolitan area from today to collect data of citizens to update the electoral roll and prepare National Identity (NID) cards.
6 September 2015

Bandarban ex-mayor arrested

A former municipality mayor and an incumbent councillor of Bandarban were arrested yesterday on charge of making derogatory comments on Bangabandhu
2 September 2015

Land disputes leave one dead, 25 injured

A man was killed and at least 25 others were injured in clashes over land disputes in Sylhet and Lalmonirhat districts on Friday night.
29 August 2015

Historic Atia Mosque risks being lost for lack of care

It is in the distant past that the landlord of Atia, Said Khan Panee, set his mind to the task of building a mosque on the bank of the
27 August 2015

Bar council polls today

The election to Bangladesh Bar Council, the licencing and regulatory body for lawyers, will be held today.
25 August 2015

Campaign starts to increase number of female voters

Nine civil society and rights organisations yesterday launched a campaign, "Women Count", aiming at creating awareness among people
20 August 2015