Historic 13th parliamentary polls today

Bangladesh heads to the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) polls Thursday amid a changed political ambience in a consequential election in its recent history as rebuilding the country's upended democratic institutions is an onerous stake. Many see the vote--arranged against the backdrop of an uprising that banished the then-ruling government-as a test...

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CEC seeks help for credible election

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Wednesday called upon the nation to extend full cooperation and maintain a spirit of harmony to ensure a free, fair and peaceful 13th national election.In a brief televised address to the nation aired on Bangladesh Television (BTV) in the evening, the CEC...

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BNP, Jamaat trade blame as money seized in different areas

At least three Jamaat leaders have been detained from Thakurgaon, Cumilla and Shariatpur districts on allegations of carrying huge sums of money the day before parliamentary election.The Islamic party headquarters dismissed the allegations as smear campaigns to malign its vote prospect. Police said they seized around Tk 7.4 million from...

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BD cannot sign trade deals with nonmarket countries

Bangladesh's reciprocal trade-tariff deal with the United States is bound with strings that bar it from signing any free-trade deal or preferential economic deal with "non-market" countries, including China and Russia, without US consent. The US has officially listed 12 countries as non-market: China, Russia, Vietnam, Belarus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia,...

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Prayer Timings _2026-02-12

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