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EC disposes of over 9 lakh NID correction applications

Staff Correspondent: The Election Commission has disposed of more than nine lakh applications for corrections to National Identity Cards (NID) in the last six months under a special crash programme.

June road accidents claim 696 lives

Staff Correspondent: At least 696 people were killed and 1,867 injured in 689 road crashes across Bangladesh in June, according to Road Safety Foundation. Among them, 228 people died in

Ex-PM Hasina gets 6-month jail

Staff Correspondent: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 on Wednesday convicted and sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to six months in jail in a contempt of court case. The first

Misinformation, fake news are the main problem: Prof Yunus

UNB: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday urged the United Nations to develop an effective mechanism to fight disinformation and support media maintaining ethical standards. The Chief Adviser made

28 Bangladeshis return from Iran amid tensions

Staff Correspondent: A group of 28 Bangladeshi nationals has returned home from Iran. They arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday morning (July 1). According to an official from the Ministry of

Ex-CEC Nurul Huda confesses role in election manipulation

Staff Correspondent: Former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on Tuesday gave confessional statement in a case lodged for manipulating the national election. Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ziadur