Bangladesh

The Supreme Court’s (SC) full-panel on Tuesday decided to promote over 300 lower court judges as District Judges. Over 200 other lower court judges were promoted to the rank of additional district judge. Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed presided over the meeting between 3pm and 5pm on the apex court premises. In total, 20 issues were expected to be discussed ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has informed that after the 13th national elections, he will not take part any polls. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, he said, ”This is my last election. By the grace of Almighty Allah,BNP has nominated me for Thakurgaon-1 constituency. I expressed gratitude to BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and Acting Chairman Tarique ...

Egyptian Ambassador to Bangladesh Omar Mohie Eldin has reaffirmed his country’s continued support for Bangladesh’s journey towards a better future. During an hour-long meeting with BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday, both discussed various issues related to the upcoming national election and bilateral relations. The meeting was held at the BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan office. Deputy Chief of ...

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has expelled four of its leaders on charges of violence, road blockades and activities deemed against public interest centering nomination dispute over Chittagong-4 constituency. The expulsion order was issued early Tuesday through a press release signed by the party’s Senior Joint Secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi. The expelled leaders are Alauddin Moni, president of the BNP’s ...

Bangladesh and Türkiye have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening cooperation in trade, investment, and humanitarian initiatives—particularly in support of the Rohingya community—as a Turkish parliamentary delegation met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in Dhaka on Monday. The five-member delegation, led by Mehmet Akif Yilmaz, Member of the Turkish Parliament and Chairperson of the Türkiye-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship Group, called on the ...

Ahead of the 13th national parliamentary election, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has released a preliminary list of candidates for 237 constituencies. The announcement was made on Monday at a press conference by Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will contest from Bogura-7, Dinajpur-3 and Feni 1, while Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman will contest from Bogura-6. Mirza ...

The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education has cancelled the newly created posts of music and physical education teachers in government primary schools, following widespread debate and criticism. The revised Government Primary School Teacher Recruitment Rules 2025 were officially gazetted on Sunday (November 2). Confirming the development, Masud Akhtar Khan, Additional Secretary of School Division under the ministry, said on ...

A defamation case was filed against National Citizen Party (NCP) Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwari on Monday for making defamatory statements against Jubo Dal member Rabiul Islam Nayon BNP. Jubo Dal leader Kazi Mukituzzaman lodged he case with the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court. The case states that after the fall of the government on August 5, the accused Nasiruddin Patwari has ...

The interim government has urged the anti-fascist political parties to reach an agreement through discussions within a week on disputed issues. The issues like the implementation of the July Charter and the proposed referendum. ”The Council of Advisers on Monday urged the long-standing allied political parties of the anti-fascist movement to hold internal discussions quickly and provide unified guidance to ...

Voters currently under lawful custody will be able to cast votes in the upcoming national elections. In addition, 10 lakh people involved in the elections, including presiding officers, returning officers and members of law enforcement agencies, will also be able to cast votes. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin came up with this information at a programme of Bangladesh ...