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EC weighing fate of EVMs

6 April 2026, 02:38 AM
The Election Commission is weighing options for the fate of around 1.5 lakh electronic voting machines (EVMs), which are now lying idle amid rising storage costs, missing units, and growing uncertainty over their final disposal.
6 April 2026, 02:38 AM
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EC yet to set women’s seats election date

4 April 2026, 03:13 AM
With around six weeks remaining in the 90-day legal timeframe to hold the election for the women’s reserved seats in parliament, the Election Commission has yet to fix a polling schedule.
4 April 2026, 03:13 AM
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EC prioritises reserved seats, by-polls before local elections

1 April 2026, 11:48 AM
Commission awaits govt guidance, parliamentary decision on party symbols for city polls
1 April 2026, 11:48 AM
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Govt moves to digitise fuel sale

29 March 2026, 02:12 AM
The government is moving to introduce a digital fuel supply system -- potentially using QR codes or card-based tracking -- to regulate nationwide distribution and curb hoarding amid the ongoing supply crunch.
29 March 2026, 02:12 AM
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Reaction / Ferry tragedy: Will we ever learn?

28 March 2026, 15:14 PM
This whole incident lays bare a harsh reality. Without modern safety measures and awareness, a culture of discipline, and rapid rescue readiness, our rivers will continue to claim buses, ferries, and most importantly, human lives
28 March 2026, 15:14 PM
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Feb 12 polls: EC publishes party-wise popular vote counts

5 March 2026, 22:02 PM
35 parties bagged less than 1 lakh votes
5 March 2026, 22:02 PM
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Dhaka, Ctg city polls likely after Eid

19 February 2026, 00:00 AM
With the 13th parliamentary election now over, the Election Commission (EC) has begun preparations for elections to three major metropolitan local government bodies.
19 February 2026, 00:00 AM
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12 young MPs to join new parliament

17 February 2026, 00:00 AM
Twelve young lawmakers are set to join the national parliament formed in the wake of the July mass uprising, with their oath-taking scheduled for this morning at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.
17 February 2026, 00:00 AM
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Shot during protest: Many barely hanging on to life

The sudden twitches of his left hand and his attempts to speak in too weak a voice are just about the only signs that 16-year-old Raiyan Ahmed is still alive.
4 September 2024, 18:00 PM
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Student movement: 17,000 cases of casualties found so far

Finds govt committee analysing data from July 17 to Aug 5
4 September 2024, 15:56 PM
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Protesting doctors at DMCH resume limited emergency services, patients suffer

Outdoor and routine medical services remain suspended, leading to an increased patient load at the emergency department.
2 September 2024, 09:06 AM
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Shot during protests, they now stare at a bleak future

Asif Mahmud, a first-year electrical engineering student at Faridpur Polytechnic Institute, will probably never see the world through his own eyes again.
22 August 2024, 18:00 PM
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Will I ever play football again?

Nine-year-old Rifat Howlader got shot when he stepped out of his home in Mirpur-13 to buy some snacks in the evening on July 19.
17 August 2024, 18:00 PM
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Quota protests: Trauma, pain etched on their faces

Lying in a hospital bed, teary-eyed Md Rifat was staring at his right leg, rather where his right leg used to be. He could not look away.
25 July 2024, 18:00 PM
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Healthcare limps on

Private medical colleges, hospitals and diagnostic centres across the country have been facing unprecedented disruptions due to the ongoing internet shutdown.
23 July 2024, 18:00 PM
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‘Why did they target his eyes?’

Eighteen-year old Md Imran joined the quota reform protest in Uttara on Thursday when police fired shotgun pellets, teargas shells and sound grenades to disperse protesters.
21 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Key organiser of quota demo 'picked up'

Nahid Islam, a key organisers of the anti-discrimination student movement, was picked up by plainclothes persons from a house in Sabujbagh early Saturday, according to witnesses..They alleged the people broke the locks of the building gates to enter and detain Nahid, a masters student of D
20 July 2024, 20:34 PM

Key organiser of quota demo ‘picked up’

Nahid Islam, a key organisers of the anti-discrimination student movement, was picked up by plainclothes persons from a house in Sabujbagh early yesterday, according to witnesses.
20 July 2024, 18:00 PM
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Family’s struggle to bury a loved one

“Please help! We need money to send this body to his village for funeral. Donate whatever you can.”
20 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Horror engulfs Badda, Rampura as bullets fly

It was absolute mayhem in Rampura and Badda areas on Friday..Quota protesters clashed with police and BGB personnel since morning to dusk, leaving at least 13 killed and over 500 injured. Many of the victims had bullet and shotgun pellet wounds on the upper part of their bodies..Thes
19 July 2024, 20:34 PM
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Horror engulfs Badda, Rampura as bullets fly

It was absolute mayhem in Rampura and Badda areas yesterday.
19 July 2024, 18:00 PM
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Patient Referral System: Three out of 5 still going straight to tertiary hospitals

Subarna Akhter, a 31-year-old mother of two from Chuadanga, was diagnosed with gallbladder stones recently.
6 July 2024, 18:00 PM
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Utilising full allocation main challenge for govt

Although allocation for the health sector has increased in the proposed budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year, the major challenge for the government will be to ensure its proper utilisation.
6 June 2024, 18:00 PM
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Kala-azar, filariasis eliminated from Bangladesh

Bangladesh has successfully eliminated two vector-borne diseases -- Kala-azar and filariasis.
10 May 2024, 18:00 PM
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Heatwave putting strain on kidney, heart hospitals

Amid the blistering heatwave across the country, specialised hospitals in the capital are grappling with an influx of patients with conditions such as heart and chronic kidney diseases.
25 April 2024, 18:00 PM
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Ongoing heatwave: Diarrhoea cases on sharp rise

Nineteen-month-old Nazmul Hasan has been suffering from diarrhoea since Friday. He was initially admitted to Bhaluka Upazila Health Complex in Mymensingh, but his condition worsened. Yesterday, in a critical situation, Nazmul was transferred to the International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) hospital in Dhaka
20 April 2024, 18:00 PM
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Pneumonia, associated symptoms: 89 children die in 17 days at Shishu Hospital

With a cannula in her right hand, three-and-half-year-old Madeya Momtaz was receiving treatment while lying on a bed in the pneumonia ward of Dhaka Shishu Hospital.
18 April 2024, 18:00 PM
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Eid Holidays: Patients endure hours of wait at understaffed Pongu Hospital

Arosh Mia, a 35-year-old autorickshaw driver from Narsingdi’s Raipura, found himself in a difficult situation in the afternoon of Eid-ul-Fitr. After his right leg was broken in an accident, he knew he needed medical attention fast. He rushed to the National Orthopedic Hospital and Rehabilitation Institute (Nitor), popularly known as Pongu Hospital, hoping to get the help he needed.
15 April 2024, 18:00 PM

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