Bangladesh

President-elect Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday paid his respects to BNP founder and Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia at their graves in the capital’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar. Mirza Fakhrul visited the Zia Mausoleum inside Zia Udyan after attending Jummah prayers. He laid separate wreaths at the graves of Ziaur Rahman and Khaleda Zia, recited Fateha ...

Germany has congratulated Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on his election as the President of Bangladesh. In a statement posted by the German Embassy in Dhaka on Friday (21 August), Germany wished the president-elect every success in his new office. “Congratulations to President-elect Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on his election as President of Bangladesh. We wish him every success in his ...

The United Kingdom has congratulated Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on his election as the president of Bangladesh. The British Embassy in Bangladesh conveyed the congratulatory message in a statement on Thursday. “The UK looks forward to working with Hon. President Fakhrul and the Government of Bangladesh to further strengthen the close and longstanding partnership between our two countries,” the statement ...

BNP-nominated candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been elected Bangladesh’s 23rd president. Fakhrul bagged 255 votes, defeating his rival Col (retd) Oli Ahmad, the 11-party alliance-nominated candidate, who secured 88 votes. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin, who is also the election returning officer, announced the results after the balloting in the much-anticipated presidential election ended at 5pm on ...

A woman has filed a petition seeking to file a case against former interim government Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, former Law Adviser Asif Nazrul and 25 others over alleged vandalism at the Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi 32 in Dhaka. Tamanna Chowdhury Priyanka filed the plea before Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Jewel Rana on Thursday. After recording the ...

Acting President and Speaker Major (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and Leader of the Opposition Dr Shafiqur Rahman have cast their votes in the country’s 23rd Presidential election. BNP presidential candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir also cast his vote which began at 2PM on Thursday in the session chamber of the Jatiya Sangsad. It will continue till ...

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has addressed the session and following that, voting to elect the 23rd President of Bangladesh has begun in the National Parliament. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin is serving as the election officer. Since Parliament is not currently in session, a special meeting of lawmakers has been convened to facilitate the voting ...

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved 10 projects involving a total cost of Tk 9,333.58 crore. These included six new and four revised projects. Of the total project cost, Tk 8,488.71 crore will come from the government’s own funds, while Tk 844.87 crore will be financed through project loans. The approval came at an ECNEC ...

Lawyer Md Yunus Ali Akand has moved the Appellate Division seeking suspension of the presidential election schedule after the High Court rejected his writ petition challenging the validity of Article 70 of the Constitution and seeking to halt the election process. Akand, who filed the petition, confirmed the matter on Wednesday. The High Court on Tuesday dismissed the writ petition ...

Former Minister and banned AL leader Satish Chandra Roy passed away in Dinajpur, at the age of 95. The veteran politician died while undergoing treatment for age-related health complications at 10:00PM on Tuesday (August 18). His demise was confirmed by his eldest son, Arabinda Roy. Funeral and final rites of Satish Chandra were completed at his family cremation ground in ...