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Voting concludes, counting begins

TDS Desk: The scheduled voting period for the 13th national parliament election and 2026 referendum has concluded nationwide, with polling taking place in a festive atmosphere. Apart from a few

It feels like Eid, creating a new Bangladesh: Prof Yunus

UNB: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Thursday expressed optimism about Bangladesh’s future, describing the atmosphere surrounding the twin elections as festive and historic, saying it feels like Eid as

BNP chairman says results to be accepted if poll ‘fair and uncontentious’

TDS Desk: Tarique Rahman, chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, said today that his party would accept the outcome of the 13th parliamentary election if it proves to be “fair,

Bangladesh Polls: EC reports about 33% turnout by noon

TDS Desk: The voter turnout is 32.88 percent throughout the country till 12:00pm in the first half of the ongoing nine-hour balloting of the parliamentary election and referendum, according to

Improper ballot folding risks high number of invalid votes

TDS Desk: Concerns are mounting over the potential rejection of a significant number of ballots due to improper folding techniques. Abul Bashar Chowdhury, the Gono Odhikar Parishad candidate for Dhaka-12,

First-time voters seek fairness, corruption-free governance from next parliament

TDS Desk: Casting his vote for the first time, higher secondary student Hossain Mohammad Maruf today (12 February) expressed hope that the next parliament will ensure fairness in all sectors