Zyma Islam

The home ministry has decided to allow the National Telecommunications Monitoring Centre (NTMC) to continue operating for another year, even though the previous interim administration had moved to abolish the much-criticised surveillance agency.

For 17 years, the killing of 74 people, including 57 of the nation’s top military officers, during a mutiny at the then BDR headquarters in Pilkhana has remained an open wound, clouded by state-led investigations dismissed by critics as a facade of justice.

Businesspersons will make up more than half of the new parliament, according to affidavits filed with the Election Commission during the election.

In the 13th National Parliamentary Election, the two main political alliances produced sharply different patterns in their winning margins, revealing a clear imbalance in electoral dominance.

The results of the 13th national election reveal a striking mix of nail-biting contests and easy rides.

As the dust settles on election season with the last day of campaigning officially ending yesterday morning, the street rallies were complemented by a digital battle for the ballot, where political parties poured crores of taka into thousands of Facebook ads.

Several candidates in the upcoming parliamentary election have withheld information about significant overseas assets and, in some cases, foreign citizenship from their mandatory affidavits, official filings and UK corporate records show.

The entire city stood in solemn tribute to Bangladesh’s first female prime minister yesterday.