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800,000 officials to remain on election duty: EC

800,000 officials to remain on election duty: EC

About 800,000 officials will be engaged in election duty in the 13th parliamentary elections and referendum to be held tomorrow. According to the Election Commission (EC), a total of 69 returning officers and 598 assistant returning officers will remain on duty during the polls. Voting will take

Election materials heading to polling centres Wednesday

Election materials heading to polling centres Wednesday

Voting materials, including ballot papers, will be dispatched to polling stations on Wednesday ahead of the parliamentary election and the referendum. Election Commissioner Abul Fazl Md Sanaullah detailed the commission’s final preparations, stating that the law and order situation is "bette

JS polls: Four-day holiday begins

JS polls: Four-day holiday begins

A four-day holiday began on Wednesday as Bangladesh prepares for the 13th Parliamentary Election and the referendum scheduled for Feb 12. The two-day government-declared general holiday on Feb 11 and 12, combined with the weekly holidays on Friday and Saturday (Feb 13 and 14), has created a four-d

Ctg Bandar Rokkha Sangram Parishad coordinator detained

Ctg Bandar Rokkha Sangram Parishad coordinator detained

CHATTOGRAM, Feb 10: Police detained Md Ibrahim Khokon, the coordinator of the Chittagong Bandar Rokkha Sangram Parishad, on Tuesday, a day after protesters suspended an indefinite strike against the government's decision to lease the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to DP World. Md Ibrahim Kho

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