National,Politics
BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Thursday (6th November 2025) urged people from all walks of life to extend their cooperation in holding the next national election in February next year, foiling all conspiracies to derail it.“It seems to us that there is no scope for deferring ...
The High Court on Thursday granted bail to former minister Abdul Latif Siddique in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act.The HC bench of Justice ASM Abdul Mobin and Justice Md Sagir Hossain passed the order after hearing a petition seeking bail for him.The court also granted bail to journalist M...
National,Business & Commerce,Travel & Tourism
The government of Bangladesh is set to promulgate an ordinance amending the Civil Aviation Act, 2017, to curb the activities of airline ticket syndicates.The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism has drafted the Civil Aviation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, in this regard, according to sources at the...
National,Business & Commerce,Bank & Insurance
Trading of shares of five Islamic banks has been suspended at both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) as part of their ongoing merger process.In separate notices issued on Thursday (6th November 2025), the two bourses announced that trading in the shares of First ...
Police obstructed a Jamuna-bound procession brought out by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Islami Andolon Bangladesh and seven other like-minded parties at Matsya Bhaban intersection on Thursday (6th November 2025) noon.The procession was organised to press home their several demands, including holding ...
The Canadian High Commission in Dhaka on Thursday said Canada has been a longstanding advocate for ‘free, fair, inclusive and participatory’ elections in Bangladesh.Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Ajit Singh met Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leadership and discussed progress ...
The US-based International Republican Institute (IRI) has said sustained dialogue, transparent election administration, and "credible participation by political parties" will be essential to mitigate polarisation and reinforce confidence in the transition.The Election Commission has introd...
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, along with seven other political parties, on Thursday submitted a five-point memorandum to Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus, urging the implementation of the July Charter and calling for a national referendum ahead of the next general election scheduled for February.A join...
Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar, a judge of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court, has been removed from his position after being found unfit to discharge his duties properly.The Ministry of Law issued a notification in this regard on Wednesday.According to the notification, an investig...
Although the party has already announced candidates in 236 constituencies ahead of the 13th national parliamentary election, BNP’s real challenge now is to allocate seats among its alliance partners and like-minded parties, as they have already sought over 200 seats, said senior BNP leaders.Ta...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur has assured that regular services at the five Shariah-based banks, the Boards of Directors of which have been dissolved, will continue without interruption.He said all essential operations, including payments, remittances, and Letters of Credit (LCs), ...
A delegation of women entrepreneurs on Wednesday urged the Election Commission (EC) to ensure that female candidates are nominated in at least 150 parliamentary seats and facilitate women voters in exercising their franchise in the national election.The delegation, led by President of Women Entrepre...
Ireland has expressed its willingness to share experience and expertise in police reform to support Bangladesh’s ongoing efforts to strengthen accountable and rights-based governance following the July 2024 uprising.Non-resident Ambassador of Ireland to Bangladesh, Kevin Kelly, and Baroness Nu...
National,Sports,Cricket
Bangladesh national men's cricket team's senior assistant coach Mohammed Salahuddin has submitted his resignation to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) CEO.He will leave his position at the end of the upcoming Test and T20I series against Ireland.Chairman of BCB’s Cricket Operations Co...
Ambassador of France to Bangladesh Jean-Marc Séré-Charlet on Wednesday said France is a ‘trusted and attentive partner’ that will continue to support Bangladesh.He said his country seeks to further develop and deepen relations between the two countries in all areas.Earlier,...
National
In the lead-up to the UN Climate Conference COP30, UNDP Bangladesh Goodwill Ambassador and acclaimed actor Jaya Ahsan along with UNDP Resident Representative Stefan Liller visited the coastal Dacope upazila in Khulna on Tuesday to witness how climate change is reshaping daily life in some of the cou...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has dissolved the boards of directors of five financially distressed Shariah-based banks, effectively declaring them ‘ineffective’, as part of a move to merge them into a single state-owned Islamic bank.The decision follows a proposal from Bangladesh Bank and a recom...
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami now wants the proposed referendum on the July National Charter 2025 to be held any day before the next generation election, said its assistant secretary general AHM Hamidur Rahman Azad on Wednesday.“The latest stance of our eight parties is that the referendum should...
Newly appointed Ambassador of the Netherlands to Bangladesh Boris van Bommel on Wednesday met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and held discussions on bilateral matters and issues related to Bangladesh’s upcoming national election.The ambassador arrived at the BNP Chairperson&...
Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Wednesday said the interim government would apply ‘full force of law’ if anyone from Bangladesh Awami League tries to engage in any activities defying the ban imposed on those after being encouraged by what former Prime Minister Shei...
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