Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal estimated that voter turnout at Sylhet city polls was around 46 percent while it was around 52-55 percent in Rajshahi city election

Voter turnout could reach up to 40 percent each in the Rajshahi and Sylhet city corporation elections, Election Commissioner Rashida Sultana said today.

While turnout of voters in old areas of Sylhet City Corporation was disappointing, a festive mood prevailed in the newly added areas during the city polls today

Sukumar Ghosh, a 95-year-old determined voter from Ghoshpara of Rajshahi city, overcame all his ailments to make it to the voting centre at Barendra College

Jatiya Party mayoral candidate Nazrul Islam Babul said the prevailing atmosphere in the Sylhet City Corporation polls allowed no scope for a free and fair election.

I have been using the metro rail service sporadically through the past couple of months, and I have to admit, I treat it like a bit of a luxury.

How often do you see a doting father lull his baby to sleep, on a working day, and that too at work?

Flats and houses will become expensive as the government has increased the duties on basic construction materials such as cement, steel and tiles in the proposed budget, said a top executive of a real estate company.  

A group of young, enthusiastic, and kind youngsters preparing to feed stray dogs near the capital’s Dhanmondi Lake -- this is what I was welcomed to when I decided to join Feed Doggo Fridays on a fine summer morning earlier this month.

Planning Minister MA Mannan says

The tax on digital payments tools should be reduced and incentives should be given to encourage electronic payments in a bid to transform the country into a cashless society, said Syed Mohammad Kamal, country manager of Mastercard.

Exiting Uttara, especially now with all the chaos of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) construction happening around the airport area, is indeed a test of patience.

Iqbal Hossain Tapos, Jatiya Party mayoral candidate in yesterday's Barishal City Corporation (BCC) election, today claimed that all the government bodies, including the Election Commission, committed "digital cheating" in the election

Abdul Khair Abdullah, the newly elected mayor of the Barishal City Corporation (BCC), today said he did not want any division and was eager to work with everyone irrespective of party affiliation

Police have detained a man in connection with yesterday's attack on Islami Andolan Bangladesh mayoral candidate Muft Syed Faizul Karim while he was visiting a Barishal City Corporation polling centre

How did the events unfold in the Barishal City Corporation election?

The total number of voters in KCC is 5,35,529. A total of 2,56,433 votes were cast

Awami League candidate Abul Khair Abdullah was leading by 39,485 votes in Barishal City Corporation mayoral polls

The party also boycotts upcoming polls in Sylhet, Rajshahi

Police and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) charged batons on the supporters of Islami Andolan Bangladesh's mayoral candidate Mufti Syed Faizul Karim to disperse them from Beltala Bazar in the city this afternoon