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BNP reserved-seat MP Ferdousy Ahmed resigns and her parliament seat is declared vacant
Ferdousy Ahmed Mishti stepped down on 1 October after the prime minister told her to resign over allegations linked to the Radda…
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Union Parishad polls now planned from January, says Election Commission
The Election Commission now plans to start Union Parishad elections in the first week of January 2027 and finish by 6 June,…
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PM Tarique Rahman Briefs President Fakhrul on US Visit in First Bangabhaban Meeting
The President praised the Prime Minister's UN General Assembly address as visionary and resolute
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Six candidates cleared for Thakurgaon-1 by-election on 29 October
The returning officer declared six nominations valid for the Thakurgaon-1 by-election, called after Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir became President. Voting is set…
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Prime Minister's trips to Japan, Türkiye and Saudi Arabia planned for October and November
After the UN General Assembly, the government is preparing possible official trips by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to Japan in late October,…
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NCP names Dhaka mayoral candidates as Jamaat signals its own choices
The National Citizen Party named Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan for Dhaka North and Nasiruddin Patwary for Dhaka South on 13 September. A…