DHAKA: Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird on Monday expressed concern over electoral situation in Bangladesh.“Canada joins the United States and the European Union in expressing regrets that the major political parties in Bangladesh were unable to negotiate a solution that would have

GAIBANDHA: Deputy Commissioner (DC) and Superintendent of Police (SP) were withdrawn for their failure to perform duties address 10th national poll in three constituencies in the district. They are DC Jahurul Islam Rohel and SP Sajid Hossain. Election Commission (EC) Senior Secretary

DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) submitted two probe reports in much-talked-about Destiny-2000 Ltd. money laundering cases bringing allegation against 44 officials of the group along with its Chairman, MD and ex-Chief of Army. ACC investigation officials submitted the probe

DINAJPUR: A teenager boy, who sustained injuries in a clash between Awami League and 18-party alliance, succumbed to his injuries at Dinajpur Medical College Hospital on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Asaduzzaman, 15, son of Alim Uddin and resident of Shibrampur under the

DHAKA: Senior Foreign Office Minister of United Kingdom (UK) Baroness Warsi urged political parties of Bangladesh to work for the interests of Bangladeshi people. In a statement, she said the 10th parliamentary elections in Bangladesh see the Awami League returned to government with over

DHAKA: Neighboring country India termed the 10th parliamentary polls as internal and constitutional process of Bangladesh.The official response came on their website after the 10th national election in Bangladesh on Monday. It added: “Elections in Bangladesh on January 5 were a

PATUAKHALI: The law enforcement agency on Monday afternoon detained Patuakhali district Jamaat Ameer Principal Shah Alam on charge of planning sabotage.Police nabbed him in a special drive from his residence at Golachipa upazila of the district town around 1:30pm.  Confirming the matter

DHAKA: Police on Monday placed another 10-day remand plea against BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed and four other top leaders.The remand appeal was filed in a case field for violence during hartal at Motijheel Thana.Earlier, on November 14, metropolitan magistrate

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina vowed on Monday that the new national government would pull out all stops to combat terrorism in the country. “The new government will show zero tolerance towards terrorism,” she warned while talking to journalists at her official residence,

SATKHIRA: Activists of Jamaat and Shibir attacked motorcade of newly elected Member of Parliament (MP) and District Workers Party general secretary Advocate Mustafa Lutfullah on Monday noon.Sources said Jamaat-Shibir activists put barricade on the road and blasted cocktails aiming

MEHERPUR: Supporters of winning candidate in the 10th parliamentary polls vandalized Gangni upazila Awami League General Secretary’s house in the district on Monday noon.   Sources said that supporters of newly elected independent lawmaker Mokbul Hossain vandalized house of his rival

DHAKA: The vote counting of 10th national election has completed and the unofficial results of 139 constituencies of 147 were available. Out of total 300 constituencies, AL won 105 seats while 127 other candidates of the party were earlier elected unopposed.Returning officers, however,

DHAKA: A child was injured in a cocktail blast at Middle Badda in the capital on Monday morning.The injured child is Fahim, 8, a class-2 student of Middle Badda Primary School and son of Shahid, a rickshaw puller by profession of the area.Badda Thana officer-in-charge Abdul Jalil said

DHAKA SOUTH: At least four people were killed and 20 others injured in a clash between supporters of Awami League and Jatiya Party in Bilashpur union under Dohar upazila of the district on Monday. The incident took place at around 9:00am.The deceased were identified as Aslam, 20, son of

LANDON: BNP senior vice chairman Tarrique Rahman categorically said that the anti-government movement will go on until the demand of restoration of caretaker government is met.He came up with the declaration while addressing a press conference in London after voting in the 10th

DHAKA: Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, thanked the voters who came out to vote in spite of attacks taking a stand for democracy against fundamentalism and terrorism.He also thanked all Awami League leaders and activists saying that it had been a tremendous struggle

DHAKA: Awami League President Sheikh Hasina will meet the both the local and foreign presses at her official residence Ganobhaban in the afternoon.Sheikh Hasina, also the Prime Minister, will address the press conference at 4:00pm.Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad made the disclosure to

DHAKA: A 48-hour nonstop hartal, called by BNP-led 18-party alliance, across the country is underway Monday alongside the indefinite blockade programme demanding the cancellation of the 10th parliamentary polls.BNP leaders-activists, in support of hartal started at 6:00am, brought out of

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina`s ruling Awami League (AL) has already ensured a two-thirds majority in the 10th national elections to retain power.Out of total 300 constituencies, AL won 105 seats while 127 other candidates of the party were earlier elected unopposed.When reports

DHAKA: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed claimed that the general election 2014 was held in a fair and peaceful manner in 97 percent polling centers of the country. He came up with the disclosure in a press conference at his election commission office around 2:30am