The Election Commission yesterday directed the authorities concerned to withdraw the Deputy Commissioner of Gaibandha, Assistant Deputy Commissioner of Faridpur and officers-in-charge of Ramna Police Station in Dhaka, Sonaimuri in Noakhali, Bijoynagar in Brahmanbaria and Thakurgaon Sadar police station.…

The Election Commission (EC) has formed a monitoring cell to check rumours and propaganda in social media centering the 11th parliamentary election slated for December 30. “The team, consisting with eight members, will work round the clock to check and stop all types of rumours in social media,…

Jatiya Oikyafront leader Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday alleged that a farce was being played in the country in the name of election. Kamal also claimed that…

The major opposition alliance, Jatiya Oikyafront, yesterday briefed foreign diplomats in Dhaka about the election situation in the country, including the arrest of opposition candidates, leaders and activists and their alleged harassment and repression ahead of the 11th parliamentary polls. During the…

Fourteen days after a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Purchase by the current government, the Cabinet Division is going to approve two different proposals of Tk 129.74 crore on a circulation basis, according to sources in the food ministry and the road transport and bridges ministry. One of the…

Facebook has removed hundreds of pages and accounts in Myanmar with hidden links to the military, the platform said yesterday, as the company scrambles to respond to criticism over failures to control hate speech and misinformation. The social media giant -- Myanmar's most popular and influential…