The “flat corruption” case against Tulip Siddiq, the British MP and niece of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and two others is ready to head to trial. On Wednesday, Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir Faiz ordered the case to be transferred to the Dhaka Special Judge
The Election Commission (EC) has announced the schedule for the elections to the 50 reserved seats for women in the 13th parliament. According to the schedule, nomination papers can be submitted to the returning officer at the Election Commission Secretariat by Apr 21. The nominations will be scr
The 11-party alliance led by Jamaat-e-Islami has announced a four-day protest programme calling for the implementation of the referendum results. Alliance leader Maulana Mamunul Haque said that the 11-party programme will kick off with leaflet distribution at Shahbagh on Apr 9. Protest marches wil
A joint team of police and Detective Branch (DB) on Sunday arrested two Jamaat-e-Islami leaders in connection with an assault on police personnel inside Palashbari police station in Gaibandha. The arrestees were Palash Ahmed, 35, Baitul Mal secretary of Palashbari upazila Jubo Jamaat, and Golzar R
Ahead of the election in Sherpur-3 (Sreebardi-Jhenaigati) constituency scheduled for April 9, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has deployed its 16 platoons to ensure a free, fair, and peaceful voting process. Following directives from the Election Commission, BGB personnel will serve as mobile and st
The BNP Standing Committee will hold a meeting on Saturday night to discuss the country’s current political situation and the party’s organisational matters. “BNP Chairman and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has convened a meeting of the party’s Standing Committee on Saturday
After 19 days in intensive care, senior BNP leader Mirza Abbas has been moved to a cabin at Singapore General Hospital in a cautious step following a complex brain surgery. He was shifted out of ICU on Friday morning, BNP Health Affairs Secretary Rafiqul Islam confirmed the development, citing a c
Opposition members of parliament walked out of the House on Wednesday in protest against what they described as the speaker's failure to give a ruling on an adjournment motion regarding convening a Constitutional Reform Council meeting, and over 'getting no remedy" on the issue. Opposition leader
Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday expressed hope that the World Bank will continue its cooperation in Bangladesh’s overall development. The minister made the remarks when a World Bank delegation, led by its World Bank Divis
Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) chairman Andaleeve Rahman (Partho) on Tuesday in Parliament asked the NCP leaders not to turn into the Jamaat generation while representing Gen Z. “You are our heroes. Those who fought (in the July uprising) are here (in Parliament). I would like to tell them th
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, elected from Dhaka-17 in the parliamentary polls, has reported an election expenditure of Tk 2.3 million. The details of his expenditure, submitted to the returning officer, were made public on Monday. According to his submitted return, spending covered: Campaignin
Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Monday told Parliament that on average some 13.6 lakh people aged 15 and above enter the job market every year in the country. He cited the figure from the Labour Force Survey 2024 while replying to a starred question from treasury benc
BNP Chairman and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today exchanged views with party leaders, cabinet members and lawmakers at the party's Nayapaltan central office here this evening. Earlier, he arrived at the central office around 7:20pm while BNP leaders and activists welcomed him upon his arrival.
