National,Politics
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Sunday (December 28, 2025) collected his nomination paper to contest the upcoming national election from the Dhaka-17 constituency.On behalf of Tarique, BNP Chairperson’s Private Secretary ABM Abdur Sattar collected the nomination form from the office of D...
National,Business & Commerce,Bank & Insurance
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) ended 2025 at the centre of Bangladesh’s growing fiscal challenge, struggling to raise higher revenue in a slowing economy while attempting long-promised reforms of a tax system criticised for inefficiency, discretion and a narrow base.The year unfolded as a...
Highlighting the importance of stability and inclusive elections in Bangladesh, India has said it wants close and friendly relations with the people of Bangladesh, which is rooted in the liberation struggle and strengthened through various development and people-to-people initiatives.“We are i...
National,Business & Commerce,Power, Energy, Oil, Gas
The government is working to extend a 20 percent electricity subsidy to the fisheries sector, similar to the incentive currently enjoyed by agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter said on Saturday.“The fisheries sector does not yet receive subsidised electricity like agricul...
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday visited the graves of the slain army officers of the 2009 Pilkhana tragedy at the Banani Military Graveyard in the capital.He offered fateha and paid homage to the military officers who were killed during the 2009 BDR mutiny at Pilkhana in Dhaka.Tarique...
National,Politics,City
Police in a drive seized about 250 kilograms of bomb-making materials, crude bombs and chemicals from a madrasha in Keraniganj on Saturday, a day after a bomb blast left four people including a woman and two children injured there.“The operation is still ongoing. Crude bombs and bomb-mak...
The Election Commission will decide on the inclusion of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and his daughter Zaima Rahman in the national voter list, which will be used for the upcoming general election and the referendum scheduled for February 12, 2026.“Their names will be placed before the co...
National,Country, Districts
Bangladesh woke up to the season’s first cold wave on Saturday, with a shroud of dense fog settling over several regions and temperatures plunging below 11°C in multiple districts.Streets and riverbanks wore a misty veil as residents braced against the sudden chill, marking a stark reminde...
National,Sports
Dhaka Capitals’ assistant coach Mahbub Ali passed away after collapsing on the field just minutes before the start of their Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) match against Rajshahi Warriors in Sylhet on Saturday.He was taken to a hospital after the collapse where he died.The incident occurred du...
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday offered fateha at the grave of his younger brother Arafat Rahman Koko.Tarique arrived at the Banani Graveyard at around 1:50 pm completing the National Identity Card (NID) registration and voter enlistment process at the Election Commission’s Nati...
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and his daughter Zaima Rahman on Saturday completed the necessary process for National Identity Card (NID) registration and voter enlistment.Tarique Rahman arrived at the Election Commission’s National Identity Wing in the city’s Agargaon area at around...
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman is expected to receive his National Identity Card (NID) within 24 hours of completing his voter registration, ASM Humayun Kabir, Director General of the National Identity Registration Wing at the Election Commission, said on Saturday.“Tarique Rahman has alrea...
National,Business & Commerce,Travel & Tourism
Eight international flights could not land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Saturday morning due to dense fog, airport sources said.The flights were diverted to Chattogram, Kolkata and Bangkok as visibility dropped sharply over the capital, Civil Aviation Authority of Banglad...
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman arrived at Dhaka University on Saturday and offered fateha at the grave of Sharif Osman Hadi, spokesperson of Inquilab Moncho, who died a week after being shot on December 12.Tarique, along with senior BNP leaders, first placed a wreath at Hadi’s grave at aro...
National,Business & Commerce
Once hailed as the golden fiber and the backbone of Bangladesh’s post-independence economy, jute now contributes less than 2% to the country’s total export earnings, a sharp fall from nearly 90% in the 1970s.Despite its vast potential, Bangladesh’s jute sector continues to struggle...
National,Travel & Tourism,Country, Districts
A fire broke out on a St Martin’s Island-bound passenger vessel in Cox’s Bazar on Saturday morning (December 27, 2025).Hossain Islam Bahadur, general secretary of the Sea Cruise Operator Owners' Association of Bangladesh (SCOAB), said the fire broke out on The Atlantic Cruise around ...
Inqilab Moncho on Saturday moved its blockade from Shahbagh to in front of Aziz Super Market ahead of the arrival of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman.The platform withdrew blockade from Shahbagh around 8:30am and took position near Aziz Super Market.In a post in its official Facebook page, Inqilab...
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman visited the National Martyrs’ Memorial on Friday night and paid tributes to the martyrs of the 1971 Liberation War, marking his homecoming after nearly 17 years of exile in London.He reached the National Martyrs’ Memorial around 10:00 pm, accompanied by...
A BNP delegation on Friday paid tributes to the martyrs of the Liberation War by placing a wreath at the National Memorial in Savar on behalf of the party’s Acting Chairman, Tarique Rahman, as he was unable to reach the site before sunset.“A BNP delegation paid homage on behalf of BNP Ac...
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