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Voting has ended in the election for the country’s 23rd president. Voting began at 2:10 pm Thursday and continued until 5 pm. Most members of Parliament exercised their voting rights within the first two hours of voting. However, BNP’s Mirza Abbas, independent lawmaker Rumeen Farhana, expelled Jamaat lawmaker Gazi Nazrul Islam and Islami Andolan Bangladesh lawmaker Maulana Mahmudul Hossain Oliyullah were not seen casting their votes. BNP sources said Mirza Abbas, the lawmaker for Dhaka 8...

Former Acting President, former Speaker of Parliament, and BNP Standing Committee member Barrister jamir Uddin Sarkar was laid to rest on the grounds of the National Parliament House. Following two funeral prayers, he was buried with state honors in the presence of senior BNP leaders at the designated burial site on the Parliament grounds on Sunday afternoon. Earlier, Parliament adopted a condolence motion following his death. MPs from both the government and opposition recalled his dis...

Former Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad and senior member of the BNP Standing Committee, Barrister Jamir Uddin Sircar, has died. He breathed his last at 4:19 am on Sunday. BNP leader Barrister Nasir Uddin Asim confirmed his death. He had been undergoing treatment at Bangladesh Specialized Hospital in the capital’s Shyamoli area due to age-related illnesses. Earlier on Saturday night, Deputy Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Barrister Qaiser Kamal visited the hospital and inquired about the he...