Noakhali's Subarnachar upazila's Charbata Union Parishad member Md Akbar Hossain Shahnaz has asked voters to openly seal on "boat" -- ruling party's polls insignia -- during the January 7 election. A video of his speech has gone viral on social media.

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Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will have to be kept in power again to save the country from the enemies of the country and abroad.

The US is closely following the case against Nobel Peace Prize winner Prof Muhammad Yunus and noted the international condemnations after he was convicted by a court.

Clashes broke out today between BNP activists and police during the opposition party’s anti-polls leaflets distribution programme at Ashwini Kumar Hall premises in Barishal around 11:00am.

Islami Oikya Jote's nominated candidate Maulana Aslam Hossain Rahmani is campaigning in Moulvibazar-2 constituency

A total of 155 earthquakes struck Japan on Monday. So far 48 people have been reported dead

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The White House said Sunday it is not seeking a wider conflict in the Middle East after US forces sank three boats of Yemen's Houthi rebels in the Red Sea

Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus, in his first reaction to the court verdict against him, said he was handed over a sentence for a crime he hadn't committed

Shahjahan Omar, Awami League candidate for Jhalakathi-1 and former vice president of BNP central committee, said if 60-80 percent of voters do not turn out in the upcoming parliamentary elections, many countries will impose sanctions on Bangladesh.

The Additional Commissioner of the Detective Branch of police Harun Or Rashid today said they were looking for BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi

Uncover the sources and intentions behind these circulating rumors.

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Israel offers new hostage and prisoner exchange in Gaza. On the other hand, at least 50 people were killed in the Israeli bomb attack on the refugee camp in Gaza Khan Younis area

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi today alleged that a neighbouring country is directly interfering in the affairs of Bangladesh and aiding the ruling Awami League to hold a “dummy election” on January 7.

A total of 1,151 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed across the country, including the capital Dhaka, to help maintain law and order so that the upcoming general election can be held in a free, fair and peaceful manner

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Thirty-six individuals were sentenced yesterday in two different cases involving police assault, obstructing government affairs, and vandalising cars