National
Attorney General (AG) Md Asaduzzaman on Saturday urged Bangladesh’s political parties to make a firm public commitment to enact a strong and effective anti-discrimination act, saying such a commitment should be a prerequisite to gaining public confidence and votes.Speaking as chief guest at a ...
BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Saturday cautioned the interim government against ‘displaying excessive assertiveness’ by setting a seven-day deadline for achieving political consensus on the referendum issue, saying such an approach ‘does not befit’ a non-e...
Stating that there is no provision for a referendum in the Constitution, BNP senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Saturday (8th November 2025) urged political parties to avoid heating up the streets over the issue in order to prevent political confrontation.“The current interim govern...
Pakistan Navy ship ‘PNS Saif’ (FFG-253) arrived at Chittagong Port on Saturday on a four-day goodwill visit to Bangladesh, as both countries seem to rebuild ties after decades of cold relations.Chief Staff Officer of Commander Chattogram Naval Area received the vessel on behalf of the Co...
Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Saturday said good governance and reforms cannot be achieved overnight, noting that in some countries such reforms took more than a decade of discussions.Addressing a programme organised by the Citizen Platform at a city hotel on Saturday aftern...
Moving into the election mode, the Election Commission will start a series of dialogues with registered political parties this week to lay the groundwork for the upcoming national election scheduled for February.But the political parties would be invited in groups to join the discussions due to time...
Economist Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya on Saturday (8th November 2025) urged political parties to make a firm commitment in their election manifestos to eradicate all forms of discrimination from the country’s legal and social frameworks.“Political parties have to pledge to eradicate discri...
National,Politics
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday accused the interim government of creating a situation over the implementation of the July National Charter with the intention of delaying the national election.Speaking before inaugurating the party’s rally marking National Revolutio...
Bangladesh Army has warned that legal action would be taken against those spreading false or misleading information about the arrests of seven people, including a former Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leader of Sreepur upazila in Gazipur district, on social media.At a press briefing on Friday mornin...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday alleged that various efforts are once again underway to destroy democracy in Bangladesh, following last year’s July–August mass uprising.“After the mass uprisings in Bangladesh, there are now again different kinds of attem...
National,Business & Commerce,Bank & Insurance
Bangladesh Bank has said that under the Bank Resolution Ordinance 2025, there is currently no scope to consider the protection of investors’ or shareholders’ interests in the ongoing merger of five Shariah-based banks.In a statement issued on Thursday night, the central bank clarified th...
Leaders of the Bangladesh Jatiya Hindu Mohajote, an alliance of Hindu religious organisations, on Thursday submitted a seven-point demand to the Election Commission (EC).They urged the commission to ensure full security for minority communities and prevent the use of religion in election campaigns a...
An inmate passed away at Dhaka Central Jail on Thursday evening, apparently after suddenly falling ill.The deceased was identified as Mamunur Rashid, 34, son of Hazi Shahidul Islam.Prison guard Md. Wahid said, “Rashid suddenly fell ill in the afternoon. He was taken to Dhaka Medical College Ho...
National,Business & Commerce,CORPORATE & BRAND,Politics
Protesters on Thursday urged the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) to immediately revoke its approval for establishing a factory to produce nicotine pouches, terming the move a grave threat to public health and a clear violation of court directives.The demand came from a demonstration title...
Stock market investors under the banner of ‘Bangladesh Pujibazar Oikya Parishad’ on Thursday demanded the resignation of Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed and Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur, alleging that the recent merger of five Shariah-based banks was decided without con...
BNP senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday said the growing desperation of some political parties to hold a referendum before the national election, bypassing the constitution, has raised public suspicion about their motives.Speaking at a discussion, he said it was not right for BNP ...
Member of German Bundestag (Parliament) Boris Mijatovic, representing the Green Party, has visited Bangladesh and discussed the current situation in Bangladesh including preparations for the upcoming elections. He was also interested in the country's economic development and energy projects...
Country, Districts
A fire broke out at a wood pile within the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna district on Thursday.Abul Hashem, senior station master of Rooppur Green City Fire Service, said the fire erupted at an abandoned wood pile along the Padma River on the eastern side of the power plant...
National,Country, Districts
Chattogram Custom House has intercepted a massive consignment of poppy seeds worth around Tk 6.5 crore, smuggled from Pakistan under the guise of ‘bird feed’.A media release on Thursday said the consignment was imported by Messrs Adib Trading, based in Korbaniganj, Kotwali, Chattogram, t...
Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has warned that the future of democracy could be in jeopardy if the incoming government fails to effectively combat misinformation and disinformation.“The government that will run the country should brainstorm about tackling misinformation. O...
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