Dhaka Mirror

News Desk : dhakamirror.com The government has declared 18 March a public holiday in addition to the previously announced Eid-ul-Fitr holidays, making it a week-long vacation. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting on Thursday at the secretariat with prime minister Tarique Rahman in the chair. Briefing reporters afterwards, cabinet secretary Nasimul Ghani said ... Read more

News Desk : dhakamirror.com The holy month of Ramadan, when Muslims engage in self-purification through fasting and abstinence, begins in the country tomorrow as the new crescent moon was sighted this evening. The announcement was made today (18 February) evening at a meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee in the conference room of the ... Read more

News Desk : dhakamirror.com BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has formally given up his Bogura-6 parliamentary seat after securing victory in two constituencies in the 13th national parliamentary election, Election Commission officials confirmed. Tarique Rahman on Monday submitted a declaration to the Election Commission stating his intention to represent the Dhaka-17 constituency, after being elected simultaneously ... Read more

Standalone count shows BNP at 209 seats, Jamaat at 68 News Desk : dhakamirror.com BNP and its allies have bagged 212 seats while Jamaat and allies secured 77 seats in the 13th parliamentary elections held yesterday. According to the unofficial results declared by the Election Commission (EC) in 297 seats, BNP alone won 209 seats. ... Read more

News Desk : dhakamirror.com The voter turnout in the 13th Bangladesh national election and the referendum was 59.44 per cent, according to the Election Commission. The 13th JS elections and the referendum were held on Thursday. After completing the announcement of results this morning, EC Director of Public Relations Ruhul Amin Mollik told journalists around ... Read more

News Desk : dhakamirror.com BNP chairman secures 72,699 and 216,284 votes respectively BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has been unofficially declared elected from Dhaka-17 and Bogura-6 constituencies after securing decisive victory over his nearest rival. As per the provisional figures, Tarique Rahman, contesting with the sheaf of paddy symbol, secured 72,699 votes in Dhaka-17. His closest ... Read more

News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh is voting today in its 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections, held simultaneously with a nationwide referendum on whether voters support the proposed state reforms known as the ‘July National Charter’. Polling is taking place in 299 out of 300 constituencies, as voting in Sherpur-3 has been postponed following the death of ... Read more

Announces citywide campaign in Dhaka News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh Nationalist Party has cancelled its final election rally scheduled to be held in Dhaka on February 8. Instead of holding the rally, BNP chairperson Tarique Rahman will deliver election speeches at different locations across Dhaka North and South on February 8 and 9, BNP senior ... Read more

News Desk : dhakamirror.com BNP chairman will attend the Nayapaltan rally as chief guest, party leaders say BNP will hold its final election rally on Sunday (8 February) in the capital, ahead of the national election. The rally will take place at the party’s central office in the capital’s Nayapaltan area at 2pm, with BNP ... Read more

News Desk : dhakamirror.com The government on Tuesday cancelled the appointment of Safiqur Rahman as managing director and chief executive officer of Biman Bangladesh Airlines and gave the additional secretary of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism, Humaira Sultana, additional charge as MD and CEO of the national flag carrier. As a result, Humaira ... Read more

News Desk : dhakamirror.com The interim government has decided to rechristen the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) as the “Special Intervention Force (SIF)”. Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury made this announcement on Tuesday (3 February) following a meeting of the law-and-order core committee at the Bangladesh Secretariat. In response to the question ... Read more

News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairman Tarique Rahman is set to deliver an electoral address to the nation on the Bangladesh Television on February 9, ahead of the upcoming referendum and national elections scheduled for February 12. The Election Commission (EC) has instructed BTV to make the necessary arrangements. The information was disclosed ... Read more