Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today urged everyone to remain vigilant against attempts to destabilise the country by spreading rumours and inciting people through social media. He made the remarks at a programme organised at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the capital at 10:00am on Thursday...
Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was sworn in as the country’s 23rd president on Friday evening. National Parliament Speaker Barrister Kaiser Kamal administered the oath at the Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban at 7:30pm. Mirza Fakhrul was elected president on Thursday through an open vote by members of...
After a 35-year hiatus, Bangladesh on Thursday held an election for the post of president, with BNP-nominated candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir emerging victorious to become the country's 23rd president. Fakhrul secured 255 votes in the presidential election, while his rival, Oli Ahmed, the...
After a 35-year hiatus, voting to elect the president began at the Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday. The voting started at 2:00pm in the parliament chamber and will continue until 5:00pm. Members of both the ruling and opposition parties have already entered the parliament complex to cast their votes....
After a gap of 35 years, Bangladesh is set to hold a contested presidential election once again, although the outcome appears all but certain. With only one candidate in each of the previous seven presidential elections, those nominees were elected unopposed. This time, two candidates are in the...
The elections to all five tiers of local government will be completed within the current fiscal year, State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam said yesterday. He made the statement in response to a question from journalists on Monday morning. Mir...
