Candidacy withdrawal deadline ends today

EC to allocate symbols from tomorrow; campaigning starts Jan 22
20 January 2026, 12:09 PM

BNP, Jamaat supporters clash in Cumilla, five injured

Jamaat office, madrasa bus torched; BNP office vandalised
20 January 2026, 01:19 AM

Shab-e-Barat to be observed on Feb 3

Arabic month of Shaban will begin on January 21
19 January 2026, 22:21 PM

50 women journalists trained in Ctg on polls reporting under UN project

Issues included risks of misinformation and AI, fact-checking
19 January 2026, 21:49 PM

Kushtia Jamaat ameer dies while addressing protest rally

Rally was organised for Kushtia-3 Jamaat candidate
19 January 2026, 19:44 PM

‘How can I contest an election under an already biased admin?’

Rumeen Farhana questions neutrality and credibility of the local administration
19 January 2026, 19:02 PM

Tajul rejects ‘resignation’ narrative; Cadman says he turned down renewal

British human rights lawyer was appointed a special prosecutorial adviser to the ICT chief prosecutor in Nov 2024
19 January 2026, 18:17 PM

Govt says out of 645 minority-related incidents in 2025, only 71 were communal

Chief Adviser’s office cites police data amid assurances of improved law and order
19 January 2026, 16:56 PM

Humam Quader begins testimony as first prosecution witness at ICT-1

Victim of alleged enforced disappearance details torture at DGFI-run interrogation cell
19 January 2026, 16:11 PM

HC stays Sucsu polls for four weeks; university moves Appellate Division

HC order prompts highway blockade and continued campus demonstrations
19 January 2026, 15:39 PM

US Embassy warns Bangladeshis against paying visa bond before interview

Embassy says advance payments do not ensure visas and may expose applicants to scams
19 January 2026, 15:29 PM

No floods, no silt: Farmers struggle as Brahmaputra chars miss seasonal floods

Absence of flooding forces farmers to spend more on fertiliser, raising fears over crop yields
19 January 2026, 14:46 PM

JnU teachers form human chain demanding separate pay scale

Say National Pay Commission ignored proposals, call move discriminatory
19 January 2026, 14:13 PM

After 28 years, SUST set for students’ union and hall polls tomorrow

9,030 students are registered as voters this time
19 January 2026, 13:31 PM

JCD stages second day of sit-in at EC, alleging bias over postal ballots

Chhatra Dal protests election body’s decisions on voting procedures and SUST student union polls
19 January 2026, 13:19 PM

Nahid, Patwary miss deadline for show-cause notice reply

The notices were issued over alleged violations of electoral code of conduct
19 January 2026, 12:48 PM

Firearms licence holders ordered to deposit weapons by Jan 31

Carrying and display of firearms banned until Feb 15 ahead of national election and referendum
19 January 2026, 12:27 PM

Shamim Osman, son, 10 others charged at ICT

Prosecution submits charges over killings during July 2024 mass uprising
19 January 2026, 11:31 AM

Jamaat alleges bias by DCs and SPs, seeks chief adviser’s intervention

Chief of a party getting excessive security and protocol, delegation tells Yunus
18 January 2026, 22:33 PM

'Police are not guardians of any party’

Home adviser Jahangir Alam outlines election-time code of conduct
18 January 2026, 17:16 PM