Bangladesh

India expects neighbourly relations in the region to grow stronger once the situation in Bangladesh normalises through elections, Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said. He expressed the hope while responding to a question about his recent visit to Bangladesh at an event in Chennai on Jan 2, reports Hindustan Times. Jaishankar said most neighbouring countries now recognise that ...

Another female leader of Jatiya Nagarik Party (NCP) resigned on Saturday, alleging that the party has abandoned its centrist position and shifted toward right-wing politics by aligning with Jamaat-e-Islami and like-minded groups. Syeda Nilima Dola, a central member of the NCP, submitted her resignation letter to party convener Nahid Islam, saying that the party no longer holds any scope for ...

The Election Commission (EC) has begun extensive campaigning across the country using banners and leaflets as the 13th Jatiya Sangsad Election and Referendum is scheduled to hold on February 12. Ahead of the referendum, around 80.42 lakh leaflets and 57,000 banners are being prepared for nationwide distribution, according to the EC, reports BSS. The leaflets will be distributed throughout the ...

BNP has appointed two key officials to the party’s Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman. Former Bangladesh government secretary A B M Abdus Sattar will serve as Tarique Rahman’s private secretary, while former Dhaka Reporters’ Unity general secretary A A M Saleh (Shibli) has been named press secretary. The appointments were announced in a press release signed by BNP senior joint secretary ...

The nomination paper of Tasnim Jara, independent candidate for Dhaka-9 constituency, has been cancelled. Tasnim Jara, in an instant reaction, said that she will file an appeal to the Election Commission. Independent candidates are required to submit verified signatures from at least 1 per cent of registered voters in their constituency. She said, ”Election officials randomly selected 10 voters from ...

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman’s nomination paper from Bogura-6 (Sadar) constituency has been declared valid. The decision was announced around 10:20AM on Saturday after scrutinised by Deputy Commissioner and District Returning Officer Md Toufiqul Rahman. Meanwhile, the nomination paper of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Abidur Rahman Sohel for the same constituency has also been declared valid. Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal’s (BASAD) candidate ...

A special doa and munajat were offered at national mosque Baitul Mukarram on Friday after Jumma prayers, seeking forgiveness and eternal peace for the soul of former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia. The prayer gathering, attended by a large number of general worshippers, created an emotional atmosphere inside the mosque. Before the munajat, deep condolences were expressed over her death ...

Inqilab Moncho on Friday resumed their protest demanding justice for its slain spokesperson, Shaheed Sharif Osman Bin Hadi. Protesters brought out a procession from the central mosque of Dhaka University after Jumma prayers. Throughout the demonstration, participants chanted slogans including “Bichar Chai, Bichar Chai, Hadi hottar bichar chai” and “Bharot na Bangladesh, Bangladesh, Bangladesh.” Earlier, on December 28, the platform ...

A condolence book was opened on Friday at the Embassy of Bangladesh in Tokyo following the demise of Khaleda Zia, a three-time former Prime Minister of the government of Bangladesh and Chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), reports UNB. Representatives from various foreign diplomatic missions based in Japan visited the Embassy and signed the condolence book, expressing their sympathies and ...

Family members of late BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia visited her grave on Friday morning to pay their respects. Among those present were Sharmila Rahman Sithi, wife of her younger son Arafat Rahman Koko and Zaima Rahman, daughter of her elder son Tarique Rahman. Several other relatives, along with senior leaders and activists of the Bangladesh ...