February2026

After flying to Washington to strengthen the US president’s resolve, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will press Donald Trump on Wednesday to adopt a more assertive position in nuclear negotiations with Iran. Trump stated that he...

According to a US Africa Command official on Tuesday, the US will send 200 troops to Nigeria to help the military in the west African nation combat Islamist organizations. According to the Wall Street Journal, the...

The second-largest city in Madagascar, an island nation in the Indian Ocean, was battered by Cyclone Gezani on Tuesday, with wind gusts of up to 250 kilometers (155 miles) per hour. “It’s monstrous. Everything is devastated,...

Sona Shrestha has been appointed Director General of the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) South Asia Department (SARD), where she will oversee the creation and execution of the organization's strategy and operations in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the...

Authorities have placed Rapid Action Teams (RATs) and Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) in strategic parts of the capital as part of a massive security operation in advance of tomorrow’s 13th general elections. To protect the people...

Along with his wife and daughter, BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman voted today in the Dhaka-17 constituency at the Gulshan Model High School and College center. At 9:40 a.m., Tarique Rahman, his wife Dr. Zubaida Rahman, and...

After touring a polling station in the city, former Ghanaian President William Nana Akufo-Addo, who is currently the head of the Commonwealth Election Observer Mission, expressed his delight with the atmosphere surrounding Bangladesh’s National Parliamentary Election...

The United Nations today called for ensuring safe, inclusive and meaningful participation of women in Bangladesh’s upcoming parliamentary elections, stressing that protection from intimidation, harassment and digital violence is essential for credible democratic processes. As Bangladesh...

As part of increased security measures, police officers assigned to voting places for tomorrow's 13th National Parliamentary Elections and referendum will don covert cameras, the Election Commission (EC) announced today....Read More

Professor Muhammad Yunus, the country's chief adviser, called today one of the greatest joys and a moment of emancipation for the country, characterizing the ongoing general elections and the referendum as a historic opportunity to create...