Bangladesh

September 1 marks the 48th founding anniversary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). The BNP was founded on September 1, 1978, by then-president Ziaur Rahman at Ramna Park in Dhaka. Following his death in 1981, Khaleda Zia led the party from 1983. Tarique Rahman became the party’s acting chairman in 2018 and its chairman in January 2026. The BNP returned ...

Bangladesh has expressed deep sorrow and condolences over the death of Norway’s King Harald V on behalf of the government and people of the country. Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Dr Abdul Moin Khan signed the condolence book at the Norwegian Embassy in Dhaka on Monday. While signing the book, the minister conveyed the government and people of ...

An 11-party alliance has warned that it will resist any obstruction to its planned long march from Dhaka to Chattogram on September 5 over six demands for public rights. The alliance leaders made the remarks at a meeting with journalists at Al-Falah Auditorium in Moghbazar, Dhaka, on Monday. Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar said around 1,000 vehicles would leave ...

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir urged the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) to take more effective measures to prevent smuggling, drug trafficking, illegal entry, and border killings. The President made the call on Monday (August 31) afternoon when BGB Director General Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui paid a courtesy call on him at Bangabhaban. During the meeting, the BGB chief extended ...

The government has approved the National Pay Scale 2026 for government officers and employees. Under the new pay structure, the existing 20 grades will be retained, with the starting basic salary for the 20th grade set at Tk20,000 and the fixed salary for the first grade at Tk156,000. The National Pay Scale 2026, along with the Joint Services Instructions 2026 ...

The Election Commission (EC) has published the final voter list ahead of the upcoming local government elections, putting the total number of registered voters at 128,777,643. EC Secretary Akhtar Ahmed disclosed the figure to media at the Election Commission building on Monday. He said voters who turned 18 by July 31 have been included in the updated list, bringing the ...

Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (LGRD) Minister Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan has said the government is keen to take the existing friendly relations between Bangladesh and Malaysia to new heights. The issue was discussed during a meeting with Malaysian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Mohammad Shuhada Osman at the Secretariat on Sunday (30 August). State Minister for Local Government Mir ...

Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury said that a partnership-based model is being developed, which will bring the government, private sector and NGOs together to ensure the effective distribution of resources while reducing wastage and corruption. He added that the government always acts as a ‘first responder’ in any disaster, providing emergency assistance. However, in the subsequent phase, ...

Police have recently submitted the charge sheet against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and 27 others in the murder case of Abdur Rahman Jisan, who was shot dead in Matuail of Jatrabari in the capital during the July Uprising. Jatrabari Police Station Sub-Inspector (SI) Kawsar Hossain, also the investigation officer of the case, submitted the ...

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Sunday paid a courtesy call on President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and conveyed greetings to him on behalf of Chinese President Xi Jinping. The meeting was held at Bangabhaban this afternoon, President’s Press Secretary Md Sarwar Alam told BSS. During the meeting, the Chinese ambassador invited the president to pay a state visit ...