The month-long Amar Ekushey Boi Mela, organised by Bangla Academy, will start on February 20 this year.

Continued election-related violence, attacks on cultural institutions, shrinking civic space, and administrative inaction are raising fears ahead of the national election, prompting doubts about whether a peaceful and credible democratic transition is possible, speakers said at a dialogue yesterday.

Ahead of the upcoming election, Disability Rights Watch and TIB have urged political parties to ensure the rights and inclusion of persons with disabilities by reserving a 2 percent quota in government jobs, allocating ministry-wise budgets, and fully implementing existing disability laws.

Under the afternoon sun on a rural earthen road, two jeeps slowed near a small gathering. A woman stepped out, greeted villagers warmly, shook hands and embraced several women before handing out leaflets bearing the plough symbol. It was Nurun Nahar Begum, the Jatiya Party nominated candidate for Thakurgaon-2, on a door-to-door campaign ahead of the 13th national parliamentary election scheduled for February 12.

Although Lalbagh and Chawkbazar areas of Old Dhaka are economically vital wholesale hubs, residents of this region continue to grapple with deep-rooted civic problems.

The Dhaka-5 constituency, spanning the eastern edge of the capital and covering Jatrabari and Demra police stations, is currently alive with election campaigning.

Bangladesh Air Force personnel deployed for the February 12 election must remain neutral in uniform, stay visibly present around polling centres, and follow the chain of command at all times, said Air Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan yesterday.

The term is ‘not congenial’ for Bangladesh’s politics, he says

Protesters gather outside chief adviser’s residence and InterContinental hotel

Civil society platform says job circular violates legal norms

Foreign adviser expects smoother Bangladesh-India ties under elected govt

Ducsu VP alleges state-backed forces, sections of media working against ‘yes’ campaign

All govt, autonomous offices to run from 9:00am to 3:30pm

As speaker missing and deputy speaker jailed, Asif Nazrul outlines constitutional options

ICT assistant programmer denies involvement

Bangla Academy announces reduced stall rents and Ramadan-friendly arrangements

The police today recovered bodies of a couple and their two minor children from a house in Dhaka’s Pallabi, prompting an investigation into what officers described as a possible family tragedy.

Trees felled from forested areas inside the campus; no suspect detained

International Crimes Tribunal-2 sentences former lawmaker Saiful Islam and five others to death over the killing and burning of protesters during the July uprising in Ashulia

Shipping adviser urges protesting port workers to hold talks, assuring them their concerns would be heard