BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday visited the graves of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia to offer prayers. The BNP leader arrived at Ziaur Rahman’s mausoleum in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar’s Chandrima Uddyan at 5:15 pm. Upon
BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Thursday said there is no legal scope to suspend or defer the election following the death of BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia. "There is no legal scope to defer the election. Since our party has nominated alternative can
A day after her burial, BNP leaders, activists, and common people on Thursday visited the grave of former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia to offer fateha and pay their tributes. The entrance to Zia Udyan was opened to the public after 12 noon on Thursday, allowing people to vi
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 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
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
