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BPDB warns for load-shedding as payment crisis deepens

TDS Desk: The Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has warned that electricity supply could face immediate disruption, raising the risk of load-shedding, if generation from SS Power I Limited is

No election campaign before symbol allocation: EC to parities

TDS Desk: Bangladesh’s Election Commission has asked political parties and candidates not to conduct any electoral campaign before the symbol allocation for the upcoming national election scheduled to be held

Election disruption attempts to be met with iron hand: Home Adviser

TDS Desk: Any attempts to disrupt the upcoming national election will be dealt with an iron hand, said Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Monday.

RAB operated half of 40 secret detention centres, commission finds

TDS Desk: An inquiry commission has uncovered 40 secret detention centres used by the ousted Awami League administration, more than half of which were operated by the Rapid Action Battalion

EC is confident holding a neutral election: CEC

TDS Desk: Chief Election Commissioner A M M Nasir Uddin today said the Election Commission (EC) remains confident and committed to holding a free, fair and neutral election. He made

5 detained after woman tied to pole, doused with water over theft allegation at Gulshan madrasah

TDS Desk: Police on Sunday (4 January) detained five people in connection with an incident in which a woman had been tied to an electric pole and doused with water