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1.5 lakh Rohingyas entered Bangladesh in 18 months: UN

TDS Desk: Bangladesh has over the past 18 months registered the biggest influx of Rohingya refugees since the mass exodus of Myanmar’s largely Muslim minority nearly a decade ago, the

Strict drives against banned polythene by joint forces to begin: Environment Advisor

Staff Correspondent: Syeda Rizwana Hasan, the Advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Ministry of Water Resources, stated that despite repeated warnings, those involved in

EC finalizes 115 election symbols, awaits ministry vetting

Staff Correspondent: Shapla’ and ‘Doel’ have been excluded from the new list The Election Commission (EC) has proposed expanding its official list of election symbols from the current 69 to

Bangladeshi expats to vote by postal ballot in next election: EC

Staff Correspondent: The Election Commission has announced that expatriate Bangladeshis will be able to cast their votes through the postal ballot system in the upcoming parliamentary election. “The final decision

Not an inch of land will be left unprotected: BGB DG on fresh recruits

Staff Correspondent: Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Maj Gen Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui on Thursday expressed his firm belief that the newly inducted BGB soldiers will protect every inch

State should be redesigned to prevent fascism in future, says Ali Riaz

Staff Correspondent: National Consensus Commission vice-chairman Professor Ali Riaz has said the commission wants to quickly resolve all the issues achieved progress during the discussion with political parties. “There is