BNP has left seven more parliamentary seats for its allies as part of a seat-sharing arrangement. The announcement came at a press conference at the party Chairperson’s Gulshan office on Wednesday afternoon by BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. Under the arrangement, Nagorik Oikya President Mahmudur Rahman Manna will contest from Bogura-2, Jatiya Party (Kazi Zafar) leader Mostafa Jamal ...

The Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) industrial estate built at Sreemangal in Moulvibazar at a cost of Tk 49 crore with the aim of promoting industrialisation and creating employment has yet to go into operation even after six years. Instead of factories, the area has turned into a safe haven for wildlife. To establish an industrial estate, BSCIC ...

The head of Libya’s armed forces and four other high ranking military officials died late Tuesday when their business jet crashed shortly after taking off from Ankara, officials in Turkey’s capital and Tripoli said. The wreckage of their Falcon 50 aircraft was located by Turkish security personnel in the Haymana district near Ankara, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said. Three ...

The overseas players for the six BPL franchisees have started arriving in Bangladesh ahead of the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 tournament, which is set to begin this Friday. Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir, who will play for the Sylhet Titans, arrived in Sylhet late last night, as confirmed by the franchise management. Rajshahi Warriors’ two direct signings, Sahibzada Farhan ...

Secretary General of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Dr Redwan Ahmed has formally joined BNP. He will contest the upcoming national election from the Cumilla-7 constituency with the party’s electoral symbol, the Sheaf of Paddy.

President Mohammed Shahabuddin has appointed Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury as the 26th Chief Justice of Bangladesh. According to a gazette notification issued by the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs on Tuesday, President Shahabuddin made the appointment exercising his power following Article 95 (1) of the Constitution. Justice Zubayer is scheduled to take oath as the new Chief Justice ...

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman is set to leave London on Wednesday (December 24) evening to return to country after over 17 years in exile. Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight BG-202, carrying him, his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman and daughter Zaima Rahman, will leave London’s Heathrow Airport at 6:15PM local time on Wednesday (12:15AM Bangladesh time). Tarique Rahman is scheduled to ...

The price of gold has reached an all-time high in the country, hitting over Tk 2.26 lakh per bhori (11.664 grammes). Jewellers have increased the price of the precious yellow metal by around Tk 4,200 to Tk 2,26,282 following a hike in the pure gold price in the local market. The Standing Committee on Pricing and Price Monitoring of the ...

Protests have been staged outside three Bangladeshi diplomatic missions in India — in New Delhi, Kolkata and Agartala — amid rising diplomatic tensions and demonstrations over the killing of Bangladeshi garment worker Dipu Chandra Das in Mymensingh. Indian media reported that on Tuesday, activists of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal attempted to break through police barricades and ...

Greta Thunberg has been arrested at a demonstration in support of the Palestine Action protesters who are on hunger strike in prison, according to the Prisoners for Palestine protest group. The 22-year-old activist was detained in the City of London after attending the scene of the early-morning demonstration on Fenchurch Street. In a video shared by the group, she could ...