BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has expressed gratitude to the millions of people who paid their respects to his mother, former prime minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, during her funeral and burial. “Today, at a time of greatest sorrow, I feel like this whole nation is my family
Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has hit out at reports that he held a “secret meeting” with Indian diplomats, saying there was “nothing confidential” about the contact. In a Facebook post on Thursday, Shafiqur said he met two Indian diplomats around the middle of last
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Thursday expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the Chief Adviser and advisers of the interim government, members of the armed forces, law-enforcement agencies, government officials and media professionals for their role in ensuring a dignified and orderly farewe
Tasnim Jara, the independent candidate for Dhaka-9 constituency, has assets worth some Tk 19.14 lakh and her annual income is Tk 7.14 lakh, according to the affidavit she submitted to the Election Commission ahead of the 13th National Parliament election. The affidavit shows that she is not a dual
Acting BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, running from the Bogura-6 (Sadar) seat in the parliamentary elections, has submitted an affidavit declaring assets worth approximately Tk 19.7 million. Returning to Bangladesh on Thursday after more than 17 years in the UK, the 57-year-old leader also disclosed
BNP Chairperson and three-time former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia was laid to eternal rest with full state honour beside her husband and late President Ziaur Rahman at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar’s Zia Udyan in the capital on Wednesday afternoon. She was buried around 4:30 pm, with her eldest son and
Hasnat Abdullah, a senior organiser of the National Citizen Party (NCP), has declared an annual income of Tk 1.25 million and total assets worth Tk 5 million in his election affidavit. The 27-year-old, a native of Gopalnagar village in Debidwar Upazila, submitted the affidavit with his nomination
BNP on Tuesday expelled nine leaders at different levels for violating party discipline by carrying out organisational activities against its decisions. The decision was announced in a media release signed by BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi. The expelled leaders are BNP Assis
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Tuesday paid an emotional tribute to party Chairperson Khaleda Zia, remembering her as a tender and loving mother who was also a steadfast guardian for her family and the nation. "My mother, BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, has responded to the call of Almig
A large number of BNP leaders and activists gathered outside Evercare Hospital on Tuesday following the death of BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. Witnesses said several hundred people had thronged the hospital premises since Tuesday morning. Many were seen breaking down in t
The BNP Standing Committee sat in an emergency meeting on Tuesday to decide the party’s next course of action following the death of its chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia. The meeting began around 12:40 pm at the chairperson’s Gulshan office with BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman in
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has expressed profound sorrow over the death of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. In a post shared on the social media platform Facebook on Tuesday morning, the Jamaat Ameer prayed for Khaleda Zia, UNB reports. In his message, the Jamaat Ameer
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced seven days of mourning following the death of its chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia. The party’s Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the decision on Tuesday at Dhaka’s Evercare Hospital, bdnews2
