Dhaka North City Corporation mayoral candidates Atiqul Islam and Tabith Awal cast their vote at their respective centres.

Vote counting in Dhaka North and South City Corporations begins after the voting ended at 4:00pm.

Israeli police forces stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque, leaving at least 10 worshippers injured and detaining three, a Palestinian official is quoted as saying by Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency.

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With archrivals Awami League and BNP going head to head, the country’s attention is fixed on Dhaka as the capital goes to polls tomorrow to elect mayors and 172 councillors of its two city corporations.

Bangladesh had a mixed record on human rights in 2019, as it continued to host nearly a million Rohingya refugees and inched towards the progressive realisation of economic and social rights while some freedoms remained under attack, Amnesty International says in its annual report titled “Human Rights in the Asia Pacific: Review of 2019”.

BNP mayoral candidate for Dhaka South City Corporation Ishraque Hossain draws attention of Brent Christensen, political counselor of US embassy in Dhaka, alleging that the ruling quarter is planning to grab centres during the Dhaka city corporation elections on February 1.

Three persons are killed in a road accident involving a motorcycle and a tractor today in Jagusha village under Maheshpur upazila in Jhenaidah.

The government asks the diplomatic missions in Dhaka not to include local employees who are Bangladeshi citizens as part the election observer teams for the Dhaka City Corporation Elections scheduled for February 1.

British health officials say two people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, in the country’s first confirmed cases since the deadly outbreak emerged in China and began to spread globally recently.

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Dhaka District police have suspended seven members of its Detective Branch for their alleged involvement in taking Tk 4.5 lakh in extortion from a businessman after ‘threatening to kill him in crossfire’.

Returning officers of both Dhaka north and south city corporations have been distributing election materials including Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) a day before the city elections are to be held tomorrow.

Three hundred and sixty-one Bangladeshis stranded in the coronavirus-hit Chinese city Wuhan are to be brought back on a special flight.

A suspected Rohingya drug peddler is killed in a gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members in Cox’s Bazar, according to the law enforcement agency.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has been admitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) after he fell sick.

A fire that broke out at a slum in Panchlaish area of Chattogram city this morning was doused around one and half hours later.

The United States told its citizens not to travel to China in the first major response to the World Health Organization's declaration of a global emergency over the spreading coronavirus, as Chinese authorities have increased the toll to 213 dead and nearly 10,000 infections.

Bangladesh diplomat Muhammad Imran has received the UAE’s Medal of Independence of the First Order in recognition of his efforts that contributed to promoting friendly relations and cooperation between the UAE and Bangladesh in all spheres.

Director General of Rapid Action Battalion Benazir Ahmed asks city dwellers to carry photo identity cards when venturing outdoors on the day of Dhaka city corporation election.