BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman concluded his election campaign for the 13th Jatiya Sangsad election late Monday night by visiting the graves of his parents BNP founder Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia after a full day of consecutive public rallies in the capital. From morning until evening, Tarique Rahman took part in a series of ...

The 13th national parliamentary election environment is ‘very positive’, said European Union election observation mission chief Ivars Ijabs. ”The current electoral environment is very positive. Although there are some areas that require discussion, overall the situation is encouraging. Short-term EU observers will be dispatching today,” said the EU Chief at a press briefing at Hotel InterContinental on Tuesday. The EU ...

Ahead of the 13th National Parliamentary Election, 200 election observers from the 27 member states of the European Union (EU) begin field-level work across the country from Tuesday. The EU Election Observation Mission Bangladesh 2026 confirmed the deployment in a statement issued on Monday. Following completion of training, the observers are being deployed nationwide to monitor election-day activities, vote counting ...

Bangladesh’s readymade garment (RMG) exports declined by 2.43 percent year-on-year to USD 22.98 billion during July–January of fiscal year 2025–26, according to the latest country-wise export data published by Export Promotion Bureau (EPB). The European Union (EU) remained the country’s largest export destination for RMG, accounting for 49.35 percent of total exports in the category. Export earnings from the EU ...

Bangladesh Independent Power Producers’ Association (BIPPA) has urged the government to pay at least 60 per cent outstanding dues to private power plants before Ramadan, warning of severe electricity shortages in the looming summer if immediate action is not taken. “The payments against the bills of 8 to 10 months are pending to be cleared. We are in big trouble ...

King Charles has made his first intervention in the Epstein scandal, saying Buckingham Palace is ready to support the police as they consider allegations against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. “The King has made clear, in words and through unprecedented actions, his profound concern at allegations which continue to come to light in respect of Mr Mountbatten-Windsor’s conduct,” a Palace spokesman said. “While ...

Cabinet ministers have rallied around Sir Keir Starmer after Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar called on the prime minister to quit. In a dramatic press conference, Sarwar said the situation in Downing Street was “not good enough” and that “too many mistakes” had been made at the top of government. However, just as Sarwar began to speak, a flurry of ...

The London Assembly sent a “clear message” to Sir Sadiq Khan and Transport for London (TfL) as members unanimously called for a full investigation into the dismissal of a bus driver who chased down a thief to retrieve a passenger’s necklace. Mark Hehir, 62, was let go by bus firm Metroline after punching a thief who stole jewellery from a ...

For years under former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s opposition had little presence on the streets during elections, either boycotting polls or being sidelined by mass arrests of senior leaders. Now, ahead of Thursday’s vote, the roles have reversed. Hasina’s Awami League is banned, but many young people who helped oust her government in a 2024 uprising say the upcoming ...

BCB on Monday thanked PCB for backing it during a standoff with the International Cricket Council (ICC) over its participation in the Men’s T20 World Cup, as pressure mounted to resolve a dispute that has left the team sidelined from the tournament schedule. In a statement issued in Dhaka, the BCB praised the PCB and its chairman Mohsin Raza Naqvi ...