Bangladesh

At the instructions of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her Assistant Private Secretary-2 Gazi Hafizur Rahman (Liku) today visited BNP leader Amanullah Aman, who is undergoing treatment at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) here. Gazi Hafizur Rahman handed over a lunch packet sent by the Prime Minister along with a bouquet of various seasonal fruits and juices to the ...

BNP Standing Committee Member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy was released from the custody of Detective Branch (DB) following his arrest from Dholaikhal on Saturday. During his arrest, Gayeshwar was mercilessly beaten by police right on the road. Failing to tolerate police brutality, Gayeshwar fell down on the road. He was beaten even after he fell down on the road. A video ...

Police have allegedly picked up BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy and Dhaka Metropolitan North BNP Convener Amanullah Aman from the city’s Dholaikhal and Gabtoli area on Saturday morning while a clash ensued between BNP men and law enforcers in the areas. But police said they are taking Gayeshwar to the police hospital for ‘treatment’ as BNP senior leader ...

Holy Ashura, commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), will be observed in the country on Saturday with due religious fervour and solemnity. On this day in the Hijri year of 61, Hazrat Imam, the grandson of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), along with his family members and 72 followers embraced the martyrdom in the hands of Yazid’s soldiers at ...

An activist of ruling Awami League (AL) was killed and four others were injured during a clash between two groups of the party in Dhaka’s Gulistan area on Friday. Details of the deceased, aged 25, could not be known immediately. The injured are Md Ariful, 18, Md Zubair, 18, Md Rony, 32, and Md Mobassher, 18. They were taken to ...

As hundreds of thousands of leaders and activists from the three associate bodies of Awami league from across the country joined the ongoing peace rally, Baitul Mukarram’s South Gate and adjacent areas turned into a human sea. Starting with recorded rendition of patriotic songs, the rally witnessed a massive surge of people taking pledge to “not let the country be ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has announced fresh programmes from their party’s grand rally at Nayapaltan in the capital on Friday (July 28) afternoon. According to the fresh programmes, the party will observe sit-in at all strategic entry points to the Dhaka city on Saturday (July 29). The sit-in programme will be observed from 11:00am to 4:00pm. BNP ...

A total of 1,83,578 students achieved GPA-5 in this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations. Education Minister Dipu Moni revealed the information when she was formally disclosing the results of SSC and other equivalent exams. She also said in the nine general education boards, 1,59,220 students scored GPA-5. Among them, 70,975 are male students and 88,245 are female ...

A total of 80.39 per cent candidates have passed this year’s SSC and equivalent examinations-2023. The results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations-2023 were published across the country on Friday morning. Last year, 87.44 per cent students passed the SSC and equivalent exams. A total of 1,83,578 students achieved GPA-5 in this year. The pass rates in ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday inaugurated “Smriti Chironjib” memorial monument on the Bangladesh Supreme Court (SC) premises in Dhaka. She opened the memorial monument that was built aimed at preserving the place from where Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivered a speech after inaugurating the journey of the country’s apex court on December 18 in 1972. ...