National,Politics
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has called BNP leaders to inform them that the Council of Advisers will discuss issues, including state honour and burial arrangements for former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Tuesday....
BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia is likely to be laid to rest beside her husband late President Ziaur Rahman at Zia Udyan in the capital’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar.BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed shared the information with the media on Tuesday.He said Khaleda Zi...
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has expressed profound sorrow over the death of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.In a post shared on the social media platform Facebook on Tuesday morning (December 30, 2025), the Jamaat Ameer prayed for Khaleda Zia.In his message, the Jamaat Amee...
The long, turbulent and towering journey of Khaleda Zia — three-time former Prime Minister and Chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) — came to a solemn end on Tuesday morning at the age of 80.The chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) breathed her last at 6...
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam on Monday instructed field-level police officers to maintain law and order at any cost, giving the highest priority to the upcoming national parliamentary election.Addressing the monthly crime review meeting at the Police Headquarters, the IGP emphasise...
National,Bank & Insurance
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has extended the deferred payment period, or usance, for imports of industrial raw materials, aiming to facilitate smoother trade transactions and support the country’s manufacturing sector.The new directive, issued by the Foreign Exchange Policy Department on Monday, adju...
Bangladesh did not receive any new loan commitments from major bilateral partners—including India, China, Russia and Japan—during the first five months of the current fiscal year (FY2025-26), according to the latest official data from the Economic Relations Division (ERD).An ERD update o...
World
The United States has proposed security guarantees for Ukraine lasting 15 years as part of a draft peace plan, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday, while stressing that a longer commitment would be needed to deter Russia from future aggression.Zelenskyy said he would prefer US-backed guaran...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has allowed individual taxpayers to seek a conditional time extension to submit paper-based income tax returns, provided they apply with valid justification within a specified deadline, officials said.Under a recent directive issued in line with the Income Tax Act...
Tasnim Jara, an independent candidate of Dhaka-9, on Monday urged the Election Commission to simplify the electoral process for independent contenders, saying the existing requirement of securing signatures from one percent of voters is unnecessarily difficult and discriminatory.She called the rule ...
The Election Commission (EC) will not grant any further extension for the submission of nomination papers for the upcoming national election, EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said on Monday.“The time for submission of nomination papers will not be extended anymore,” he told reporters at ...
BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia's nomination papers were submitted on Monday afternoon for the Bogra-7 constituency.On behalf of Khaleda, her adviser Helaluzzaman Talukder Lalu filed the papers to Bogura Deputy Commissioner and Returning Officer Taufiqur Rahman around 3pm.BNP leaders, includin...
Nomination papers have been submitted on behalf of BNP Chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia for the Feni-1 constituency (Fulgazi, Parshuram and Chhagalnaiya) to contest the national election.Party leaders and activists submitted her nomination form to Deputy Commissioner and Returning O...
The submission deadline for nomination papers for Bangladesh’s upcoming national election closed at 5:00 pm on Monday, with most candidates filing their papers on time.Most of the aspirants submitted their nomination papers today as only 166 nomination papers were filed till Sunday to contest ...
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to holding ‘free, fair, and peaceful’ elections, adding that full preparations are underway to ensure the success of both the parliamentary elections and the referendum.“We are fully prepared,”...
The nomination papers of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman was submitted to the returning officer concerned on Monday to contest the national election from Dhaka-15 constituency.Besides, BNP nominated Bobby Hajjaj and Shafiqul Islam Khan submitted their respective nomination papers...
National,Business & Commerce,CORPORATE & BRAND
The 30th Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) will begin on January 1 2026 at the Bangladesh–China Friendship Exhibition Center (BCFEC), Purbachal in the capital.Commerce Secretary Mahbubur Rahman shared the information at a press conference at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Centr...
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday urged party leaders and activists to actively contribute to nation-building by performing their responsibilities with sincerity and commitment from their respective positions.“Let us all, from whatever position we are in, try to rebuild our country ...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said that the people of Bangladesh have regained their voting rights after a long time.Fakhrul made the remarks while talking to reporters after submitting his nomination paper to contest the 13th parliamentary election from the Thakurgaon-...
National,Politics,City
Traders came under attack on Monday while staging an anti-extortion human chain in the capital’s Karwan Bazar area.According to witnesses, around 150 to 200 people, under the banner of ‘Islamia Shanti Samity’, formed a human chain in front of the Karwan Bazar Kitchen Market at abou...
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