National,Politics,Jatiya Sangsad,Election

Only BNP capable of rebuilding country: Tarique

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday urged voters across the country to cast their ballots in favour of the ‘Sheaf of Paddy’, saying that the BNP is the only political party with the experience, vision and practical plans needed to rebuild the nation.“BNP is the only party that kn...

National,Politics,Jatiya Sangsad,Election

Free education for girls up to honours if BNP wins: Zubaida Rahman

Stating that the country’s development is incomplete without women’s empowerment, BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman’s wife Dr Zubaida Rahman on Sunday promised that free education for girls will be extended up to the honours level if the BNP is voted to power.“Women make up 51% of ...

National,Politics,Religion

Minority issues must be treated as national concerns to sustain democracy: CGS

Speakers at report launching event on Sunday said minority concerns must be treated as national issues to sustain democracy in the country.They said the rule of law has been dragged onto the streets through mob pressure while manifestos have no real value without accountability.Gaps in oversight, en...

National,Politics,Women & Children

Political parties must ensure women’s safety: Zaima Rahman

Barrister Zaima Rahman, daughter of BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, on Sunday said political parties must take greater responsibility for ensuring women’s security—both online and offline—as well as within their own organisations. “I think political parties should take more...

National,Women & Children

Two Begum Rokeya University teachers suspended over sexual harassment allegations

Two associate professors at Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR), have been suspended following allegations of sexual harassment, university authorities have said.The action was taken against Shamim Hossain, an associate professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Science and assis...

National,Diplomachy

US Ambassador meets Adviser Hossain, discusses bilateral relations

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T Christensen met Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Sunday and discussed issues of bilateral relations.Ambassador Christensen described the meeting with Adviser Hossain as ‘excellent and productive’."Excellent meeting with the Adviser for...

National,Security & Defence

No government can guarantee zero violence: Press Secretary

Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Sunday said that no government can guarantee there will be no attempts at violence, particularly when influential actors are actively calling for disruption."But the conditions today are not the same as before. Security forces are under clo...

National,Jatiya Sangsad,Election

20 remote polling centres in Rangamati to receive election materials by helicopters

Authorities have begun transporting election materials by helicopters to 20 remote polling centres in Rangamati district ahead of the national election.A total of 213 polling centres will be used in Rangamati, of which 20 are located in extremely remote hilly areas.Rangamati Additional District Magi...

National,Politics,Law & Justice

Dhaka seeks UN support for fair probe into Hadi murder

The interim government has officially sought support from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) for a fair and transparent investigation into the assassination of Shaheed Sharif Osman Hadi.OHCHR, headquartered in Geneva, is the principal UN entity dedicated to p...

Politics,City,Jatiya Sangsad,Election

Dhaka to be made ‘safe city’ with 40 new playgrounds: Tarique

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Sunday promised that his party, if elected, would transform Dhaka into a ‘safe city’ and construct at least 40 playgrounds across the capital.“My party, InshaAllah, if elected with your votes and the votes of the people of this country, will transform...

National,Politics,Jatiya Sangsad,Election,Women & Children

Women leaders urge EC to cancel Jamaat Ameer’s candidacy

A group of women leaders on Sunday demanded that the Election Commission revoke the candidacy of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman for his ‘defamatory, hateful and misogynistic remarks against working women’ made from his verified X (formerly Twitter) account.The demand...

National,Business & Commerce,Diplomachy

No Ctg port lease-out under interim government: BIDA Chairman

The interim government will not lease out the New Mooring Container Terminal at Chattogram Port during its tenure, said the head of the country’s investment authority, dismissing the reported move over finalising a deal with global port operator DP World.Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, execu...

National,Business & Commerce,Diplomachy

Bangladesh, UK strengthen defence partnership with survey vessel sales deal

Bangladesh Navy and the United Kingdom have signed a government‑to‑government sales agreement for the former HMS Enterprise, an Echo‑class hydrographic and oceanographic survey vessel.The sale of the HMS Enterprise highlights the UK’s continued partnership with Bangladesh in enhancing ma...

World,Sports,Cricket,Diplomachy

ICC delegation lands in Lahore for crisis talks over India-Pakistan World Cup match

A high-level delegation from the International Cricket Council (ICC) is scheduled to arrive in Lahore on Sunday evening for urgent crisis talks with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), following the government's directive to boycott the T20 World Cup match against India.The president of Bangladesh...

National,Business & Commerce,Politics,Diplomachy

Bangladesh to buy 25 Boeing aircraft, deal with US on Monday

The interim government has announced plans to purchase 25 new aircraft from US aerospace giant Boeing, a deal aimed at consolidating the country’s nearly Tk 1 lakh crore export market in the United States, Civil Aviation and Tourism Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin said Sunday.The deal, scheduled to be...

National,Country, Districts

Bangladeshi teen girl injured by gunfire from Myanmar dies

Huzaifa Afnan, who was critically injured by gunfire fired from across the Myanmar border in Teknaf, died at a hospital in the capital on Saturday morning after 27 days of treatment.Huzaifa breathed her last around 9:45am at the National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital in Dhaka, her family m...

National,Business & Commerce,Politics

Ctg Port workers announce fresh strike from Sunday

Port workers have announced a fresh indefinite work stoppage at Chattogram Port from Sunday, protesting the proposed leasing of the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to foreign operator DP World and pressing four other demands.Humayun Kabir, coordinator of Chattogram Port Protection Movement Coun...

National,Politics,Jatiya Sangsad,Election

BNP alleges plot to manipulate national election

BNP Central Election Steering Committee Spokesperson Mahdi Amin on Saturday alleged that a political party is systematically preparing for ‘election engineering’ to influence the national election and its results.“Some recent incidents indicate a well-planned attempt to manipulate ...

National,Law & Justice

Ex-Jubo Dal leader among 3 held with arms in Savar

Joint forces in a drive arrested three people including a former Jubo Dal leader along with a large cache of locally made weapons from Ashulia area in Savar early Thursday.The arrestees were identified as Jahangir Alam Mandal, former joint secretary general of Dhaka district unit Jubo Dal, Swapan an...

National,Media,Diplomachy,Law & Justice

Attacks on media houses not acceptable: Adviser Hossain

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Thursday said the attacks on the media houses - The Daily Star and Prothom Alo - are in no way acceptable and condemnable."Such attacks are not acceptable. We condemn the attacks," he said, acknowledging that they could not prevent it.The Foreig...