Bangladesh

The namaz-e-janaza for BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia will be held on Wednesday after Zohr prayers at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, adjacent to the Manik Mia Avenue. She will be laid to rest beside her husband late President Ziaur Rahman at Zia Udyan in the capital’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar with state honour. BNP ...

The government has announced a three-day state mourning from Wednesday (December 31) to Friday (January 2) and general holiday on Wednesday (December 31) following the death of BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus announced the decision in a televised address to the nation on Tuesday. “I humbly appeal to everyone to maintain discipline ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed deep sorrow at the death of former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda. In a message, he said, “I recall my warm meeting with her in Dhaka in 2015. We hope that her vision and legacy will continue to guide our partnership. May her soul rest in peace.” “With profound sorrow and ...

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced seven days of mourning following the death of party chairperson and the country’s first female prime minister Khaleda Zia. The announcement was made by the party’s Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi at Evercare Hospital on Tuesday. Black flags would be flown for seven days at the BNP’s central office in Nayapaltan ...

BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia has passed away while undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka early Tuesday (December 30). She breather her last ataround 6:00am, confirmed BNP media cellin a Facebook post. Begum Khaleda Zia had been admitted to hospital on November 23 with breathing difficulties caused by a lung infection. Her condition later worsened ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has submitted his nomination paper to contest the 13th national parliamentary election from the Thakurgaon-1 constituency. He handed over the nomination paper to Returning Officer and Deputy Commissioner Ishrat Farzana on Monday morning. After submitting the nomination at the district administration office, Mirza Fakhrul said reporters, ”We achieved our voting rights after a ...

The deadline for the submission of nomination papers in the upcoming national election sets to expire at 5PM on Monday (December 29). After the deadline, all nomination papers received by Assistant Returning Officers (AROs) must be forwarded immediately to the respective ROs along with the required security deposits. According to the EC schedule, scrutiny of nomination papers will be conducted ...

Pakistan High Commissioner to Bangladesh Imran Haider on Sunday paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna. During the meeting, both sides discussed ways to expand cooperation in trade, investment and aviation, as well as scaling up cultural, educational, and medical exchanges to further strengthen bilateral relations between the two South Asian ...

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Sunday visited the party chairperson’s Gulshan office for the first time since it reopened following the political changeover after 1/11. According to BNP media cell, Tarique went to the office at around 1:40PM. Upon his arrival, senior party leaders, including Standing Committee members Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Mirza Abbas, Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, Dr Abdul ...

Tajnuva Jabeen, joint convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP), has announced her resignation from the party, expressing strong objections to the manner in which its electoral alliance was formed. She made the announcement in a Facebook post on Sunday. Tajnuva said many were assuming her objection stemmed from ideological or gender-related concerns regarding the alliance with Jamaat-e-Islami, but stressed ...