Election officials want to change important voting rules before the next big election. The Election Commission will meet Thursday to discuss fixing the Representation of the People Order from 1972. Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin will lead the meeting at the election headquarters. The group plans to review proposed updates to old voting laws. These changes could impact how future elections are conducted across the country.
The previous Awami League government modified these same rules in 2023, making it harder for election officials to stop or cancel voting results. Opposition parties criticized these changes at the time. The old rules allowed election commissioners to postpone or cancel results from voting stations...
Another person died from dengue fever during the past day. Health officials counted the deaths before 8 am on Wednesday. Hospitals also admitted 406 more patients who caught the mosquito-borne disease. The country has lost 52 people to dengue since the start of January. Medical centers have treated 13,594 patients with illnesses this year.
Dhaka South City Corporation areas saw the most deaths. Officials there recorded 21 people who died from the viral infection. Barishal Division came second with 14 deaths. These numbers do not count deaths inside the city corporation boundaries. The disease continues to spread across various regions.
Last year brought much worse results for the nation. Dengue killed 575 people in 2024. Doctors...
Bangladesh cricket fans have turned away after the team lost badly to Sri Lanka. The Tigers fell short by 99 runs during their final match against the island nation. Cricket board member Akram Khan says supporters have lost interest because star players have retired. The golden era ended when legends like Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal stepped away from the game. Without these heroes, crowds just do not care anymore.
Khan pointed to football player Hamza Choudhury as proof that fans love big names. The Leicester City star joined Bangladesh football team and suddenly everyone wanted tickets. Even Khan's daughter went to watch matches because of this new celebrity player. Cricket needs similar superstars to bring back the excitement...
BNP leader Tarique Rahman decided to help a famous soccer player whose mom has cancer. The player goes by the name Golden Girl because she plays soccer really well. Her real name is Ritu Porna Chakma and she made history when Bangladesh beat Myanmar 2-1 in a big match. This win helped Bangladesh qualify for the AFC Women's Asian Cup for the first time ever. Rahman lives in London but still wanted to help the family during their tough time.
BNP official Ruhul Kabir Rizvi went to visit the family on Wednesday. He traveled to a small village called Mogachhari in Rangamati district where Ritu Porna lives. Rizvi brought money from Rahman to help pay for the mother's cancer treatment. He promised the family that BNP would keep supporting...
Bangladesh Medical University doctors will start using smart robots to help patients with brain and nerve problems. The hospital received 62 special machines from China that can treat people who cannot move their bodies properly. Twenty-two of these robots use artificial intelligence to figure out the best ways to help sick patients. Chinese engineers taught 27 local doctors how to operate these fancy medical devices. The new treatment center opens Thursday for the first time ever.
Patients with strokes, paralysis, and long-term pain can receive better care from these high-tech machines. The robots also help people who have frozen shoulders and other nerve damage problems. China gave Bangladesh equipment worth 20 crore taka to make...
Bangladesh's top leader Muhammad Yunus told Bhutan to take advantage of all the roads, ports, and buildings his country offers. The professor said both nations could work together much better than they do right now. Bhutan's brand new ambassador Dasho Karma Hamu Dorjee visited Yunus at a fancy government house in Dhaka on Wednesday. The diplomat brought warm greetings from her prime minister back home. Yunus pushed for stronger ties between the two neighboring countries.
The ambassador praised Bangladesh for helping Bhutan with medical schools and setting up a special business zone. She said her mountain kingdom wants to become closer friends with Bangladesh. Dorjee talked about how the two countries have been buddies for many years...
Lucky mobile users grabbed amazing prizes during a special week-long contest. bKash teamed up with Banglalink to reward their most active customers from May 29 through June 4. The person who recharged the most walked away with a motorbike coupon worth 118,000 taka. Second place earned an air conditioner voucher valued at 48,000 taka. Third place scored a refrigerator coupon worth 39,000 taka.
Daily winners also celebrated during the campaign period. Fifty customers received cash rewards ranging from 300 to 1,000 taka each day. The companies wanted to make mobile top-ups easier and more exciting for everyone. Winners gathered at the bKash headquarters for a special ceremony. Officials presented the valuable coupons to the thrilled...
The United Nations wants countries to speed up their efforts to make trading fairer for everyone. Trade officials worry that small businesses, women traders, and farmers are not getting enough help despite improvements happening around the world. Global trade faces serious problems from new taxes and broken supply chains that make everything more expensive.
Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana from the UN Economic Commission for Asia and the Pacific says trade systems need to work better and more openly. The latest UN survey shows that countries have made progress over the past two years. Trade facilitation rates jumped up by five points worldwide and reached 70 percent overall.
Rich countries lead the way with 86 percent success rates...
BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir wants former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to face trial for mass murders. He spoke to reporters after visiting sick party members at a hospital in the capital. Fakhrul said Hasina and her followers must answer for killing thousands of people. The politician believes everyone who supported fascist actions should go to court. He called Hasina the main person responsible for all the violence and torture.
The BNP secretary general said trials against Hasina have already started. He hopes all her allies will join her in facing justice for their crimes. Fakhrul thinks the entire Awami League party should stand trial as well. He reminded people that his party suffered the most under Hasina's rule. The...
