Bangladesh country of concern: CIVICUS

Bangladesh was marked as a country of concern by international human rights organisation CIVICUS in its global report on fundamental freedom released this morning.

AL, BNP still in trouble Deadline for filing nominations ends tomorrow

Both the ruling Awami League and the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party are still in trouble with seat sharing with allies for the December 30 parliamentary elections while the deadline for the submission of the nomination papers will expire on Wednesday.

Strong earthquake rocks western Iran

A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit Iran's western province of Kermanshah late Sunday, the country's institute of geophysics said, with local officials reporting some 260 people injured.

US authorities fire tear gas to disperse migrants at border

A major US-Mexico border crossing in San Diego was closed for hours on Sunday after a group of migrants on the Mexican side rushed the border area, leading US Border Patrol agents to fire tear gas at the group.

AL confirms candidates for 230 seats

The ruling Awami League on Sunday confirmed its nominations for 230 of the 300 constituencies for the 11th parliamentary elections scheduled for December 30.

Kamal demands replacing CEC with credible one

Gano Forum president Dr Kamal Hossain on Sunday demanded the replacement of chief election commissioner KM Nurul Huda with a credible person for holding a free and fair national election.

Internal documents Facebook has fought to keep private obtained by UK Parliament

The British Parliament has obtained a set of internal Facebook documents the social media giant has fought for months to stop from being made public, according to Facebook and a lawyer involved in a suit against the company.

Treat all candidates equally, CEC to executive magistrates

Chief election commissioner KM Nurul Huda on Sunday asked the executive magistrates to treat all the candidates equally while discharging their election duties.

AL starts issuing nomination letters to aspirants

Awami League on Sunday morning started issuing nomination letters to the party candidates for the upcoming general election scheduled on December 30.