Frequent reshuffles of deputy commissioners (DCs) just months before the national election have created unease and instability in the field administration. Questions are also being raised over the preparedness and capacity of the system to conduct the polls. Between 8 and 15 November alone, the government reshuffled DCs in at …
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Singapore’s Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) has detained 12 migrant workers, including 11 Bangladeshis, in a coordinated anti-drug operation conducted in the Woodlands area. The raid took place late Thursday night and continued into the early hours of Friday (28 November), despite heavy rain, CNB said in a statement. According to …
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The Election Commission has announced a three-tier security plan for polling centres, with law-enforcement agencies and the armed forces given expanded authority to maintain order during the upcoming polls. After a meeting with top officials of the law-enforcement agencies at the Election Commission office today, EC Secretary Akhtar Ahmed briefed …
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Members of the army conducted a special raid late Wednesday night at Geneva Camp in Mohammadpur, Dhaka. A large quantity of explosive materials and drugs was recovered during the operation. Sources at the Army’s Bosila Camp said intelligence reports indicated that Buniya Sohel—a top drug dealer, known to be armed …
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More than 51,700 Bangladeshi expatriates have registered to vote in the upcoming 13th national parliamentary election through the ‘Postal Vote BD’ mobile application, according to the Election Commission (EC). Data from the EC’s online portal on Thursday morning showed that 51,722 expatriates had successfully completed registration via the app as …
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A Dhaka court has sentenced Saima Wazed Putul, daughter of the ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, to five years in prison in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over alleged plot fraud in the Purbachal project. Public Prosecutor Mir Ahmed Ali Salam said that Judge Mohammad Abdullah …
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Testimony and cross-examination of the 21st witness in the murder case of Abu Sayeed, the first martyr of the July uprising, have been completed. The next session of testimony has been scheduled for 9 December. The date was fixed on Thursday (27 November) by Tribunal-2. Earlier, on Monday (24 November), …
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The Election Commission (EC) has temporarily suspended the postal voter registration process in seven countries—Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates—due to incomplete and inaccurate address information provided by applicants through the Postal Vote BD app. The information was confirmed in a press release signed …
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A Dhaka Special Judge’s Court on Thursday delivered a key verdict in one of several corruption cases involving former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and top officials accused of irregularities in the Purbachal New Town project. Public Prosecutor Mir Ahmed Ali Salam confirmed that Judge Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun of Dhaka …
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BNP Central Executive Committee Deputy Youth Affairs Secretary Mir Newaz Ali Newaz has expressed hope that the national elections scheduled for February will be held peacefully and without major disruption. He shared this optimism while speaking at a reception in honour of Dhaka Metropolitan South BNP Joint Convener Mir Ashraf …
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