The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has asked all ministries and divisions to prepare detailed implementation plans in line with the election manifesto of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led government following its victory in the 13th parliamentary election, sources say. The directive specif
BNP senior leader Mirza Abbas is under close medical observation following brain surgery, with doctors saying his CT scan report on Saturday morning came out well. “His CT scan was done in the morning, and the report is good,” BNP Health Affairs Secretary Dr Rafiqul Islam shared the up
The 11-party opposition alliance led by Jamaat-e-Islami has threatened to take to the streets unless the government arranges for the “Constitution Reform Council” to convene by Sunday. Speaking at a press conference held at Jamaat’s central office in Dhaka's Moghbazar on Saturday
The ancestral home of Md. Saifullah, organisational secretary of the Jatiya Chhatra Shakti (JCS) Dhaka University (DU) unit, was set on fire in Dhobaura under Mymensingh on Thursday. The victim's family has accused activists of the banned Awami League (AL) of carrying out the attack. Saifullah's p
Nahid Islam, convenor of the National Citizens’ Party (NCP), on Friday demanded the swift impeachment and arrest of President Mohammed Shahabuddin, calling him a ‘collaborator of fascism.’ “He has violated his oath, there are allegations of corruption against him and he rem
A team of specialist neuro doctors has completed brain surgery on BNP senior leader Mirza Abbas at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka. Rafiqul Islam, BNP’s health affairs secretary, shared the development on Friday evening. “The brain operation has been completed. After nearly four hour
Amid growing discussions in the public domain, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Wednesday said it is ready to make public the full text of a letter sent by Jamaat Ameer and Opposition Leader Dr Shafiqur Rahman if he provides written consent. The MoFA issued a statement regarding a letter
The parliamentary representatives of the ruling BNP party have met to finalise the candidates for the elections to the posts of speaker and deputy speaker in the first session of the 13th National Parliament. The meeting began at 11:30 am at the meeting room for the government parliamentary part
A Dhaka University student has allegedly been beaten and turned over to the police by members of the NCP’s student affiliate Jatiya Chhatra Shakti over suspicions that he was involved with the Chhatra League. The incident occurred early on Monday morning around Sehri time. The victim, Rahid
A parliamentary party meeting of the ruling party in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad will be held on Wednesday at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 11:00 am on March 11 at the government party’s meeting room inside the parliament building, with the Leader of the House i
Bangladesh has reiterated its commitment to strengthening mutually beneficial and forward-looking relations with neighbouring countries in order to promote regional peace and prosperity. The message was conveyed by State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam when the ambassadors of Bhutan
The newly launched political platform Alternatives has formed a “national organising committee” to ensure positive youth participation in politics. The committee is headed by former interim government adviser Mahfuj Alam and former NCP leader Tajnuva Jabeen, bdnews24.com reports. In a
A BNP delegation has met US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs S Paul Kapur. The meeting was held at the home of the US ambassador to Bangladesh in Gulshan on Thursday, according to Shairul Kabir Khan, a spokesman for the ruling party. The delegation entered the resi
