12th parliamentary elections: 11.9 crore voters will elect 299 MPs

Voting for the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) elections began on Sunday morning. Voting began at 8:00 am and will continue till 4:00 pm without any interruption at 261,912 polling stations in 42,024 polling stations across the country. According to the Election Commission, 11,96,89,289 voters, including 6,76,09,741 men, 5,89,18,699 women and 849 transgenders, will cast their […]

Bangladesh elections: Threat of ban if voting percentage falls below 60-70% – Shahjahan Omar’s warning

He said that this election cannot be taken lightly because the election will be difficult. “Since some big political parties are not participating in the elections, the elections will not be acceptable if we cannot show 60-70-80 per cent voting. Our leader Sheikh Hasina has many enemies inside and outside the country who do not […]

Netanyahu says Israel not bound by ‘disgusting’ UN vote

The cabinet includes newly created positions and reorganized roles, giving some of those powers to pro-settlement coalition partners who ultimately aim to extend Israel’s sovereignty into the West Bank. However, Netanyahu has given no indication of any imminent move to annex the settlements, a move that would likely shake his ties with Western and Arab […]