Dhaka hosts day-long Basanta Utsab as people celebrate nature’s revival

Police say no political link found; family suspects land dispute behind killing

Police said that the identities of the deceased are yet to be confirmed

The briefing is scheduled for 3:00pm at the ballroom of Hotel InterContinental Dhaka

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Bangladesh’s incoming government to uphold constitutional guarantees of press freedom and take urgent steps to protect journalists.

Bangladesh’s historic election yesterday drew the attention of the global media, which analysed the poll day environment, the BNP’s victory by more than two-thirds of the seats and the resurgence of Jamaat-e-Islami.

Amid doubts over its political future and alliance choices, the youth-led National Citizen Party (NCP) has made an eye-catching debut, winning six seats in its first parliamentary election.

The Jatiya Party suffered a complete rout in the February 12 polls.

At least one person was killed and 36 others injured in incidents of post-election violence across the country between Thursday night and yesterday evening, amid allegations of intra-party clashes, attacks by rival groups, and vandalism.

The results of the 13th national election reveal a striking mix of nail-biting contests and easy rides.

The government is making all-out preparation to conduct swearing-in for MPs-elect after gazette notification within a day or two and the oath-taking of BNP-led government as the interim administration wants to hand over power at the earliest.

Foreign leaders including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have congratulated the BNP and its Chairman Tarique Rahman for the party’s landslide victory in the 13th parliamentary elections.

A fire broke out at a jhut godown in Gazipur’s Ambagh area yesterday night.

GD says he was threatened with being ‘killed and dumped in a dustbin’

South and Southeast Asian leaders hail the mandate and reaffirm ties with Bangladesh

Reiterated India’s commitment to close neighbourly ties, he says

Foundations of a strengthened democracy were now being laid, he says

Unofficial results show BNP, NCP, Jamaat and independents securing large margins across constituencies

Thousands of men and women, some on crutches or in wheelchairs, queued patiently for hours at polling centres across the country

Election monitors from the Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) yesterday said voting in the 13th national polls and referendum was mostly festive, orderly, and peaceful.