EC announces Tk 10 lakh compensation for deaths during election duty
EC announces Tk 10 lakh compensation for deaths during election duty

The Election Commission (EC) has approved a new compensation policy under which the family of an election official or law enforcement member who dies while on election-related duty will receive Tk 10 lakh. The policy, signed by EC Deputy Secretary Rashedul Islam, covers personnel involved in...

Voter count rises by 628,057 across country
Voter count rises by 628,057 across country

The number of voters in the country has increased by 628,057, according to the latest updated voter list released by the Election Commission. The final voter list for 2026 was published on Thursday, showing that the total number of voters now stands at 128,323,240. The previous figure was...

Palestinians hold first elections since Gaza war amid limited competition
Palestinians hold first elections since Gaza war amid limited competition

Palestinians voted Saturday in their first elections since the Gaza war, with polling held in the West Bank and a limited area of central Gaza amid a narrow political field and public disillusionment, reports AFP. Nearly 1.5 million voters were registered in the Israeli-occupied West Bank,...

Descendants of Mir Jafar excluded from voter list in India
Descendants of Mir Jafar excluded from voter list in India

Allegations have emerged that the names of numerous members of Mir Jafars family in Murshidabad, West Bengal, India, have been excluded from the voter list, creating a stir ahead of the states upcoming assembly elections. Reports indicate that over a hundred members of the historic Nawab family...