National,Politics
BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Sunday described the recent arsn attacks on two leading newspapers as a shame for the nation, questioning the government’s role over the incidents.“The unfortunate incidents that occurred a few days ago, where several leading newspapers i...
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has sat with top representatives of law enforcement and intelligence agencies to review the overall law and order situation ahead of the upcoming national election and referendum scheduled to be held on February 12, 2026.The meeting began around 2:50...
Bangladesh on Sunday rejected remarks by India’s Ministry of External Affairs over demonstrations outside the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi, saying the protests left the High Commissioner and his family feeling threatened.Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain came up with Banglad...
National,Politics,Art& Culture
After burying beside the grave of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, agitated students replaced ‘Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall’ with ‘Shaheed Osman Hadi Hall’ at Dhaka University (DU) on Saturday night.On Saturday night around 9pm, leaders of the hall union brought a crane to the ...
National,Business & Commerce,City
A trader was stabbed to death allegedly by muggers in the capital’s Jatrabari area early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Ashish Joaddar, 32, a cloth trader and son of Amal Joyaddar of Paturia village in Magura Sadar.Al Amin, a witness, said when Ashish was walking past a warehouse unde...
National
The namaz-e-Janaza of six Bangladeshi peacekeepers, who were killed in a drone attack on a UN peacekeeping base in Sudan’s Abyei region, were held on Sunday morning at the central mosque of Dhaka Cantonment.Representatives from the Chief Adviser, Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman, Chi...
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has sat with the chiefs of Bangladesh Army, Navy and Air Force at Nirbachan Bhaban in Dhaka.The chiefs of the three services entered the Nirbachan Bhaban around 12pm.The CEC is scheduled to sit with top representatives of law enforcement and intellig...
BNP senior leader Mirza Abbas on Saturday alleged that a few political parties are trying to fish in troubled waters by holding people hostage to serve their narrow political interests.“The people of this country earned independence in ’71 and secured their right to speak freely in &rsqu...
Business & Commerce
Bangladesh’s capital market extended its losing streak over the past week, with market capitalisation on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) shrinking by more than Tk 10,500 crore amid a broad-based decline in share prices.The market opened the week on Sunday with a capitalisation of Tk 6,86,368 cr...
The two-day Hason Raja Folk Festival–2025 will begin in Sylhet on Sunday, marking the birth anniversary of renowned Sufi poet Hason Raja.Organised by the Hason Raja Folk Literature and Culture Council, the festival will be held at the Central Shaheed Minar premises in Chowhatta area of the cit...
The chiefs of three services – Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Navy and Air Force– will meet Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Sunday.“The meeting will be held at 12:00pm at Nirbachan Bhaban,” said EC Director (PR) Ruhul Amin Mollik on Saturday.Due to the meeting, th...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir suddenly fell ill on Friday night and is currently receiving treatment at home.“The BNP Secretary General developed a viral infection (fever) late Friday night. Following doctors’ advice, he is receiving treatment at home,” BNP Medi...
BNP senior leader Salahuddin Ahmed on Saturday urged vigilance to prevent the killing of Inquilab Moncho spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi from being politically exploited to create chaos.“We have strongly condemned this brutal killing. But fallen fascist forces or anyone trying to disrupt the el...
Inquilab Moncho leader Sharif Osman Hadi was laid to rest beside the grave of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam near the Dhaka University Central Mosque.Hadi was buried beside the mosque beside Kazi Nazrul Islam’s grave at around 3:30 pm.After the namaz-e-janaza at the South Plaza of the Jatiya ...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday expressed deep shock over the death of AK Khandker Bir Uttam, a key hero of the Bangladesh Liberation War and former planning minister.In a condolence message, Fakhrul said, “I deeply sympathise with the bereaved family of AK Khandk...
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Saturday said martyr Sharif Osman Hadi would never be forgotten, stressing that he will remain alive through the lessons he left for the nation.“Dear Hadi, you wanted to take part in the election. In expressing your desire to contest, you also taught us how...
Former Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force, Air Vice Marshal AK Khandker (Bir Uttam), passed away on Saturday due to complications related to old age. He was 95.AK Khandker, who served as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Mukti Bahini during the Liberation War, breathed his last at around 10:35am,...
People have started gathering at Manik Mia Avenue adjacent to the Jatiya Sangsad to attend the namaz-e-janaza of Inquilab Moncho spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi.People have been arriving on Manik Mia Avenue in small processions to attend the janaza.The namaz-e-janaza of Hadi will be held at 2 pm at t...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for calm and urged all concerned in Bangladesh to refrain from violence, reduce tensions and exercise maximum restraint in order to preserve a peaceful electoral environment as the country heads to elections in February.The UN Secretary-General...
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Saturday said Bangladesh authorities should now take urgent steps to prevent the ‘mob attacks’ that have taken hold in the country since the Hasina government was ousted last August, and should ensure conditions for ‘free, fair, and participatory&rsq...
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