Headline
Gridlock of Governance: A Referendum on the Road
Every fatal crash is not just an accident; it is an indictment. The true test of the next government will not be the inauguration of another mega-project. It will be
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Election Facts 1973--2026
Since independence, Bangladesh has gone to the polls twelve times, and another election is now approaching.
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Super Bowl, Bad Bunny halftime show shy of ratings record
The Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots -- and Bad Bunny’s hyped halftime show -- fell short of broadcast ratings records, according to figures released on
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Britney Spears sells full music catalogue for $200m
Pop icon Britney Spears has sold the rights to her entire music catalogue to independent publisher Primary Wave for an estimated $200 million, according to media reports. Spears, 44, reportedly
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Thailand’s progressive party moves backwards in polls
Thailand’s progressive People’s Party came first in the last election and was leading opinion surveys before this weekend’s vote, but took a beating at the ballot box, raising questions over
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Ballots, battles and democracy: The road to 13th parliamentary elections
Bangladeshis won a decisive victory in the national elections of December 7, 1970, the first general polls held in Pakistan.
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Women without power: The politics of purdah, Jamaat and Maududi’s legacy
Maududi treats normal gender interaction as dangerous, placing the burden on women to withdraw while excusing men from responsibility.
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Bangladesh
US ambassador ‘singing the same old tune again’, Chinese Embassy says
Reaction comes after Reuters report quoting the US envoy on China’s expanding footprint in South Asia
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EC introduces ‘Election Protection’ app to enhance polling centre security
The Election Commission (EC) has strengthened digital surveillance to ensure security at polling centres during the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election and referendum by introducing a mobile application titled "Election
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Two-thirds of polling centres identified as risky in Rajshahi
Police have identified 67.48% of polling stations as risky in Rajshahi ahead of the 13th national parliamentary election and referendum. Polling stations with previous records of violence across the district’s
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Shots fired at expatriate BNP activist's house in Chttogram ahead of election
A group of armed people fired shots at the house of an expatriate BNP activist in Raozan of Chattogram on the day before the 13th parliamentary election.
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Tk 720,000 recovered from Jamaat election office in Shariatpur, polling officer jailed
Joint forces recovered Tk 720,000 from an election office of Jamaat-e-Islami in the South Baishakhpara area of Naria municipality in Shariatpur. A polling officer found there was sentenced to two
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EC secretary says he was ‘misquoted’ on cash issue
'I don't have the authority, right, or power to say this,' says Akhtar Ahmed
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Thana-level Jamaat leader jailed for vote buying in Dhaka's Sutrapur
Female activists of BNP, Jamaat clash in Korail slum
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International
Germany advises against non-essential travel to Cuba
Germany on Tuesday issued an advisory against all non-essential travel to Cuba, where US pressure has created an oil crisis.
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Walk for peace: Buddhist monks arrive in Washington after 2,300-mile journey
The monks began their walk in Texas more than three months ago, at times braving frigid winter temperatures, sometimes with bare feet, to raise "awareness of peace, loving kindness, and
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Trump told police chief ‘everyone’ knew about Epstein
A newly uncovered FBI interview raised new questions about US President Donald Trump’s assertion he knew nothing about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes, while Trump’s commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick,
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Russian strike kills 3 children, father in Ukraine
A Russian drone crashed into a house in eastern Ukraine, killing three small children and their father, officials said yesterday, in a strike President Volodymyr Zelensky said undermined diplomacy as
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Around 600 foreign observers, journalists to monitor 13th parliamentary polls of Bangladesh
At least 394 international election observers and 197 foreign journalists have arrived in Bangladesh to observe the country’s 13th general election and the referendum on the July National Charter, both
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India tightens AI rules for social media platforms
India’s Ministry of Information Technology has updated rules for the use of generative artificial intelligence on social media platforms. Now platforms have three hours to remove content requested by authorities.
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Netanyahu to push Trump on Iran missiles in White House talks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will push Donald Trump on Wednesday to take a tougher stance in nuclear talks with Iran, after rushing to Washington to stiffen the US
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Technology
Ballots, bills, and the life we are building
With the election days away, young people are not speculating about who will win as much as they are preparing a checklist of what must follow.
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ByteDance in talks with Samsung to make AI chip: report
Chinese tech giant ByteDance is reportedly developing an artificial intelligence chip and is in discussions with Samsung Electronics to manufacture it, according to a Reuters exclusive report citing sources familiar
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Russia is restricting Telegram: report
Russia’s communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, has begun slowing down and limiting access to Telegram, the messaging app, according to a recent report by the Russian news outlet RBC.
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Sport
Rutherford, Motie help West Indies down England
The West Indies scored 196-6 largely thanks to Sherfane Rutherford's brutal unbeaten 76 and some late hitting from Jason Holder.
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Frank sacked by Spurs after Newcastle defeat
The North London side are 16th in the table and without a win in their past eight Premier League games -- their worst such run since October 2008.
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England captain Stokes has surgery after being hit in face by ball
England Test captain Ben Stokes says that he has undergone successful surgery after being struck in the face by a cricket ball. The 34-year-old all-rounder posted a picture on Instagram
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Asif Nazrul says BCB, players decided on T20 World Cup withdrawal
Bangladesh’s Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Nazrul has said that the decision not to travel to India for the T20 World Cup 2026 was taken by the Bangladesh Cricket Board
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Abhishek Sharma hospitalised ahead of Namibia game
Prolific Indian opener Abhishek Sharma has been hospitalised with an upset stomach ahead of the group match against Namibia at the T20 World Cup, a cricket board official said Wednesday.
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Smith flown in for injured Marsh
Australia captain Mitchell Marsh was ruled out of their opening T20 World Cup match against Ireland in Colombo on Wednesday after being struck in the groin during training, with Steve
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BCB to hold inaugural Women’s BPL in April
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) today officially announced that the inaugural Women’s Bangladesh Premier League (WBPL) -- the country’s first-ever franchise-based T20 competition for women -- will take place from
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আলোচিত
বিএনপিকে সমর্থন দিয়েছেন দেশের সব ঘরানার শীর্ষ ইসলামী নেতৃবৃন্দ
আগামী দিনের নতুন বাংলাদেশ গড়তে এবং দেশে ইসলামী মূল্যবোধের স্থিতিশীলতা বজায় রাখতে আসন্ন ত্রয়োদশ জাতীয় সংসদ নির্বাচনে দেশের সব ঘরানার শীর্ষ আলেম ও ইসলামী নেতৃবৃন্দ বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী দল (বিএনপি) ও
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যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের ৬,৭১০ পণ্যে দিতে হবে শুল্কছাড়, বাংলাদেশ পাবে ১,৬৩৮ পণ্যে সুবিধা
বাংলাদেশের পক্ষ থেকে চার ধাপে যুক্তরাষ্ট্রকে এই শুল্কসুবিধা দেওয়ার কথা বলা হয়েছে। প্রথমত, যুক্তরাষ্ট্র থেকে সাড়ে চার হাজার পণ্য আমদানিতে কাস্টমস শুল্ক, সম্পূরক শুল্ক ও নিয়ন্ত্রণমূলক শুল্ক শূন্য করতে হবে।
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সংখ্যাগরিষ্ঠ আসনে জয় পেতে আত্মবিশ্বাসী বিএনপি
তারেক রহমানের নেতৃত্বে গত প্রায় ২০ দিন বিএনপি সারা দেশে টানা নির্বাচনী প্রচারণা চালিয়েছে। বিভাগীয় শহর থেকে শুরু করে প্রত্যন্ত জেলা পর্যন্ত তিনি ৪৩টিরও বেশি জনসভা ও পথসভায় অংশ নিয়েছেন।
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‘না’ ভোট দেবেন সংগীতশিল্পী ন্যান্সি
আগামীকাল ত্রয়োদশ সংসদ নির্বাচনে জনপ্রিয় সংগীতশিল্পী নাজমুন মুনিরা ন্যান্সি 'না' ভোট দেওয়ার সিদ্ধান্ত নিয়েছেন। সারা দেশে যখন ‘হ্যাঁ’ ভোটের পক্ষে ব্যাপক প্রচার
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স্মরণকালের সেরা ফলাফলের অপেক্ষায় জামায়াত
স্মরণকালের সেরা ফলাফলের অপেক্ষায় বাংলাদেশ জামায়াতে ইসলামী। বিগত সময়ে ৩০০ আসনের মধ্যে সর্বোচ্চ ১৮টি আসনে বিজয়ী হলেও এবার তারা সরকার গঠনের জন্য দেড় শতাধিক আসনে বিজয়ী হওয়ার প্রত্যাশা করছে। বিভিন্ন
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দেবীদ্বারে ভোটারদের হুমকি দেওয়ার অভিযোগে মঞ্জুরুল মুন্সীকে তলব
কুমিল্লা-৪ (দেবীদ্বার) আসনে ঋণখেলাপি হওয়ায় প্রার্থিতা হারানো মঞ্জুরুল আহসান মুন্সীকে তলব করেছে নির্বাচনী অনুসন্ধান ও বিচারিক কমিটি। ভোটারদের হুমকি দেওয়ার অভিযোগে আজ বুধবার বেলা আড়াইটার মধ্যে লিখিত বক্তব্যসহ সশরীর হাজির
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Business
Mandatory 50% reinsurance with SBC to be dropped
Bangladesh has agreed to abolish the requirement for non-life insurers to reinsure at least 50 percent of their business with the state-owned Sadharan Bima Corporation (SBC), under the newly signed
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US tariff cut comes at a steep cost
Bangladesh secures a marginal US tariff cut to 19%, but commits to billions of dollars in purchases
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BB: No limit on carrying cash inside the country
Bangladesh Bank has said that there is no specific limit on carrying cash at the individual level within the country. The central bank has not imposed any restrictions in this
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Editorial
Bangladesh needs true leaders, not divisive or power-hungry ‘netas’
Since independence, Bangladeshi politics has been shaped by a narrow set of familiar narratives.
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Why Bangladesh needs Sultana’s Dream
My mother is a rich man’s encyclopedia and a poor man’s time machine trip to the future. Growing up under her nose meant being weeded and wacked by constant references
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The new global standing that elected leaders must envision
The country's geopolitical quandary in the midst of great power rivalry, implications of India's posture in the neighbourhood, tariff and non-tariff barriers to Dhaka's international trade, enhanced debt servicing liabilities
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A defining test for democratic future
THE national elections today are more than a routine democratic exercise. This is a crucial moment for Bangladesh to return to a democratic dispensation after about 17 years marked by
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Sagar-Runi justice, too, fails on interim govt indolence
FOURTEEN years have passed since journalists Sagar Sarwar Runi and Meherun Runi were murdered on February 11, 2012. Yet, the police investigation report is still pending. On February 9, the
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Entertainment
Shajal and Sarika to headline this year’s ‘Panchphoron’ Valentine’s special
Bangladesh’s first package programme production house, Fagun Audio Vision, is once again marking Valentine’s Day with a special edition of its long-running magazine show “Panchphoron”.
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Kumar Bishwajit to headline Valentine’s Day concert in Toronto
The veteran singer has been living in Canada since February 2023, when his only son, Kumar Nibir, was critically injured in a road accident.
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Warner Bros Discovery weighs updated Paramount offer
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has said its board of directors will review Paramount Skydance’s revised hostile takeover offer before making any decision regarding its existing merger agreement with Netflix. In
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Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone increase security at Mumbai home following extortion threat
Actors Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone have reportedly strengthened security arrangements at their Mumbai residence after Ranveer allegedly received an extortion threat via a WhatsApp voice note.
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