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Rumeen Farhana leads in 45 centres in Brahmanbaria-2
09:50 PM, 12 Feb 2026 ThursdayIndependent candidate Barrister Rumeen Farhana is leading in 45 polling centres in the Brahmanbaria-2 constituency, according to results received so far, with a margin of 12,234 votes.
Bobby Hajjaj, Mamunul locked in neck-and-neck battle in Dhaka-13
09:29 PM, 12 Feb 2026 ThursdayA fierce contest is underway between BNP’s Bobby Hajjaj and Maulana Mamunul Haque, backed by the 11-party alliance, in the Dhaka-13 constituency of the 13th National Parliamentary election.
Shishir Manir congratulates rival ahead of official results
09:07 PM, 12 Feb 2026 ThursdayJamaat-e-Islami nominee and Supreme Court lawyer Shishir Manir congratulated BNP candidate Nasir Uddin Chowdhury in the Sunamganj-2 (Dirai-Shalla) constituency even before the official results were announced.
Asst presiding officer held in Noakhali over alleged misconduct
08:19 PM, 12 Feb 2026 ThursdayRizia Sultana, an assistant presiding officer at a polling centre in Hatiya, has been suspended and detained over allegations of publicly stamping voters’ ballots during Thursday’s parliamentary election.
Mirza Abbas trails Patwari at polling centre of college he founded
08:18 PM, 12 Feb 2026 ThursdayBNP candidate Mirza Abbas Uddin Ahmed narrowly lost to his rival at a polling centre of the college he founded in Dhaka-8 constituency, according to unofficial results of the 13th national parliamentary election.
Ibn Sina staffer jailed for distributing cash for Jamaat candidate
07:39 PM, 12 Feb 2026 ThursdayA mobile court in Gazipur has sentenced an employee of Ibn Sina Pharmaceuticals to two years in prison for distributing money on behalf of a Jamaat-e-Islami candidate ahead of the parliamentary election.
BNP sees ‘inevitable victory,’ urges supporters to guard vote counting
07:35 PM, 12 Feb 2026 ThursdayThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Thursday expressed strong confidence in winning the 13th national election, declaring its victory “inevitable” while urging party leaders and supporters to remain vigilant until the final results are announced.
Badhan warns next govt against dictatorship, calls for cinema revival
07:26 PM, 12 Feb 2026 ThursdayJust days after attending the Rotterdam International Film Festival in the Netherlands – where her film ‘Master’ won the prestigious Big Screen Award – Badhan cut short her European trip to return home and participate in the nation’s democratic moment.
21 dead as ferry sinks in Northern Sudan’s Nile State
06:55 PM, 12 Feb 2026 ThursdayAt least 21 people have drowned, while others remain missing, after a passenger ferry sank on the Nile in northern Sudan’s River Nile State, civil defence officials have said, in the war-ravaged nation.
BNP-backed Cumilla-4 candidate boycotts polls
06:46 PM, 12 Feb 2026 ThursdayGono Odhikar Parishad candidate Mohammad Josim Uddin, contesting with the ‘Truck’ symbol in Cumilla-4 constituency, announced his decision to boycott Thursday’s parliamentary election, alleging widespread irregularities.
The defining mandate of the next govt: Reform, restore, rebuild
06:27 PM, 12 Feb 2026 ThursdayThe key issue that the next government will face is not expansion, but consolidation. Political harmony, institutional credibility, job creation, and the rule of law would be consolidated to decide whether Bangladesh will become a mature middle-income democracy or continue predisposed to recurrent instability.
Yunus thanks nation for peaceful election, referendum
06:19 PM, 12 Feb 2026 ThursdayVote counting is underway across the country after the completion of polling in a largely peaceful atmosphere, with high hopes of restoring genuine democracy and securing a strong mandate for national reforms.