Bangladesh

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has said Bangladesh is fully prepared to hold “free, fair and peaceful” national elections scheduled for February 12 next year, highlighting major reforms undertaken by the interim government to ensure transparency and inclusiveness. Prof Yunus said the election issue featured prominently in his discussions with South Asian dignitaries who visited Dhaka on Wednesday and Thursday ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman met BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Thursday evening to offer condolences over the death of his mother and three-time former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. The Jamaat chief arrived at BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan office around 7:00 PM, a day after Khaleda Zia’s burial. He first signed the condolence book opened following her passing, BNP ...

Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Wednesday evening signed the condolence book at Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) office in Gulshan to pay tribute to the late BNP Chairperson and three-time former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia. The condolence book was opened following Khaleda Zia’s death on December 30, 2025, providing an opportunity for political leaders, diplomats, ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has said the spirit of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) remains alive and must be revived at any cost, noting that the presence of high-level dignitaries from member states at former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s funeral demonstrated continued regional goodwill. Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam shared the remarks at a media briefing ...

Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Thursday said that the bodies of eight July martyrs, who were buried at Rayerbazar Graveyard in the city as unclaimed ones, have so far been identified. “The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs will inform the media in detail on this matter very soon,” he said at a briefing at the Foreign Service Academy ...

Nepal and Bhutan have formally conveyed their condolences to BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman following the death of former prime minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. On Wednesday, Nepal’s Foreign Minister Bala Nanda Sharma and Bhutan’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade Lyonpo D. N. Dhungel personally handed over condolence messages to Tarique Rahman at Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, according ...

China has paid glowing tribute to the late BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, describing her contribution to the development of China–Bangladesh relations as historic and unforgettable. Speaking at a regular press briefing on Wednesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian made the remarks while responding to a question from journalists about Khaleda Zia. Lin Jian said China ...

BNP Chairperson and three-time former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia was laid to rest on Wednesday afternoon beside her late husband, Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman, at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in Dhaka. Her burial took place around 4:30 PM with full state honours, following her namaz-e-janaza at South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. Family members, senior state officials, government representatives, foreign guests, ...

India’s External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar handed over a message of condolence to BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on Wednesday. The condolence message was delivered as a mark of respect following the passing of former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, according to a Facebook post of the BNP media cell. S Jaishankar ...

The namaz-e-janaza for the first female Prime Minister and Chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party Khaleda Zia was held at the southern plaza of the Parliament building, where hundreds of thousands of people were present to bid final farewell to their beloved leader. Baitul Mukarram National Mosque Khatib Mufti Mohammad Abdul Malek conducted the janaza under the bright winter sun at ...